As part of the package of fare hikes and service cuts NJ Transit unveiled in April, weekend and holiday service on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will change for good beginning this Saturday, meaning a longer trip for some Heights residents heading to New York City.
The streamlining of the train routes leaves the light rail with [...]
NJ Transit riders should prepare to start digging a little deeper into their pockets Saturday, when fares across the system will rise.
Rail service will increase by 25 percent; light rail and local bus service will rise by 10 percent. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail customers will now pay $2.10 for each ride, while local bus riders [...]
The fare hikes set to go into effect this Saturday, May 1, on NJ Transit’s trains, buses and light rail systems were originally proposed to be 25 percent across the board. But after the public comment period, the agency announced that it would reduce the fare hikes on local bus routes and light rail lines [...]
It’s the economy, stupid.
That’s why the number of public transportation trips in New Jersey and across the United States decreased in 2009, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), which on Monday released its annual report on transit-riding statistics.
The total number of trips across the country fell to 10.2 billion in 2009, a 3.8 [...]
Environment New Jersey released a report yesterday on ridership statistics for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR), and what those statistics mean in terms of overall environmental quality and land-use policy.
The group found that nearly 16 million riders used the HBLR system in 2007, a more than 13 percent increase over 2007’s ridership numbers. That outpaces [...]
In 2008, transit ridership in New Jersey increased by more than 5 percent above 2007 levels, according to a report released last week by the nonprofit group Environment New Jersey (in conjunction with their national partner Environment America). Conversely, there was a 4 percent decrease in the number of miles driven in the state, which [...]
The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors approved a study today that explores the feasibility of extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail from its current western terminus at West Side Avenue Station across Route 440 to a huge mixed-use redevelopment zone along the Hackensack Riverfront.
The study will be undertaken by consulting group AKRF, Inc., which [...]
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Trains on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail are not stopping at the Pavonia-Newport stop this morning. JC cops asked NJ Transit to close the station after reports began surfacing of windows breaking in the surrounding office buildings due to the high winds. It will reportedly remain closed for the evening rush, so commuters are being asked [...]
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