Thursday, September 17, 2009

NJ Transit wants to extend the light rail system west to the Hackensack River

But hopefully not into it. Yeah we know har har har. The light rail currently stops at the West Side Avenue terminal, the proposal being looked at would extend it out across Route 440 to the river. NJ Transit is spending $251,000 on a feasibility study to see if linking Bayonne, the Jersey City waterfront and North Hudson to residential and commercial development planned for an area that's about a half mile west of West Side Avenue Station. Early voting on the plan on NJ.com shows strong support for such a plan and we here have to say it would indeed be a great idea. The more area we can cover and connect with public transportation the better it is for residents getting back and forth to work and shopping and would bring more people into Jersey City for whatever reason.

Make it happen NJ Transit.

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