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Diamond Beach
Wildwood Crest
Wildwood
North Wildwood
Stone Harbor
Avalon
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Margate City
Ventnor City
Maybe even the Cape May Courthouse too.
It'd be either Light Rail or that thing they proposed for the East End of Long Island using 2 cars on preexisting non electrified tracks (can't find the article).
It would have to be light rail, and it could work, but it would be a slow journey. Personally, I would like to see a light rail line between Atlantic City and Ocean City that follows in the tracks of the former Shore Fast Line (or something like that) going from A.C. through the mainland to Ocean City, then looping back to A.C. via the gardens, Longport, Margate, and Ventnor.
Personally, I would LOVE to see them start adding train service to South Jersey. Currently all we have is the slow and P.I.A. Atlantic City line and the River Line. A line I think would work, and the port authority is working on, but not doing right, is one from Philly, through Camden, Gloucester, Glassboro, Vineland, Millville, and Woodbine.
At Woodbine the line would join with another line that goes between Hammaton and Cape May. The trains coming from Philly via Glassboro would either travel to Cape May or they would split off and go to either Sea Isle or Ocean City. I'm saying Sea Isle or Ocean City, because the ROW to Sea Isle still exists kinda sorta and the Ocean City ROW has been built over. However, Ocean City is a more desirable destination. I would also suggest dedicated shuttles to the islands at stops corresponding with the island. So, for example, Rio Grande is where one would pick up the shuttle to the Wildwoods.
I'm basing these lines off of the old PRSL routes. For all of them the ROW still exists, with the exception of Woodbine to Ocean City, portions of Woodbine to Sea Isle, and the tracks have been removed between Woodbine and Millville, although the ROW is still there. I at least want to see the one completed to Millville, the Port Authority is screwing it up by not having through service to Philly or going to the population centers of Vineland and Millville.
It would have to be light rail, and it could work, but it would be a slow journey. Personally, I would like to see a light rail line between Atlantic City and Ocean City that follows in the tracks of the former Shore Fast Line (or something like that) going from A.C. through the mainland to Ocean City, then looping back to A.C. via the gardens, Longport, Margate, and Ventnor.
Personally, I would LOVE to see them start adding train service to South Jersey. Currently all we have is the slow and P.I.A. Atlantic City line and the River Line. A line I think would work, and the port authority is working on, but not doing right, is one from Philly, through Camden, Gloucester, Glassboro, Vineland, Millville, and Woodbine.
At Woodbine the line would join with another line that goes between Hammaton and Cape May. The trains coming from Philly via Glassboro would either travel to Cape May or they would split off and go to either Sea Isle or Ocean City. I'm saying Sea Isle or Ocean City, because the ROW to Sea Isle still exists kinda sorta and the Ocean City ROW has been built over. However, Ocean City is a more desirable destination. I would also suggest dedicated shuttles to the islands at stops corresponding with the island. So, for example, Rio Grande is where one would pick up the shuttle to the Wildwoods.
I'm basing these lines off of the old PRSL routes. For all of them the ROW still exists, with the exception of Woodbine to Ocean City, portions of Woodbine to Sea Isle, and the tracks have been removed between Woodbine and Millville, although the ROW is still there. I at least want to see the one completed to Millville, the Port Authority is screwing it up by not having through service to Philly or going to the population centers of Vineland and Millville.
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I have childhood memories of the trolley from Longport to AC . It sported advertisements for "The Hydrangea Trail" . I remember the Shore Fast Line, too. I rode the trolley but not the SFL.
I'm not really sure what more people want from NJT. I know for sure we can't actually afford anything more. I think the MOM line is a good idea, but North Jersey seems pretty covered. I can't think of any area up north where it is more than a 15 minute ride to a train station. And even though MOM is good in theory, we plainly just can't afford it unless people want to be paying $25 one-way to their destination so we can afford all of these capital expenditures.
The reason "we" currently have a hard time paying for any mass transit projects is that there is no dedicated budget for this type of work. There is theoretically some kind of dedicated "Trust Fund" for transportation but there is no mechanism for funding it from anywhere other than general budget. And this situation pretty much guarantees that there is no money for capital construction.
NJ has the lowest gas tax in the tri state area. This situation makes driving cheaper and add a heavy burden on state roads. Many transit advocates would like to see a moderate increase in the gas tax dedicated to funding mas transit. This should also have an effect of taking cars of the road and making road maintenance cheaper. Once there is a dedicated source of funding for mass transit, it will probably be easier to get matching federal funds. Especially if the current governor is no longer in office.
I was thinking about if the West Trenton line and the MOM line have any shot later on of being activated? Those two lines could relieve congestion on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines in Central Jersey.
NJ has the lowest gas tax in the tri state area. This situation makes driving cheaper and add a heavy burden on state roads.
NJ also has a whole lot of toll roads.
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Many transit advocates would like to see a moderate increase in the gas tax dedicated to funding mas transit.
Maybe there should be a tax on transit to fund highways.
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This should also have an effect of taking cars of the road and making road maintenance cheaper.
No. In our climate there are two major factors affecting road maintenance: heavy vehicle (including transit bus) traffic and winter. A few passenger cars less won't help and could hurt (if they're replaced with heavier, non-road-tax-paying, buses)
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