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"“It’s irresponsible for a city to allow indiscriminate growth that’s going to tax public infrastructure beyond its capability,” Mr. Degnan (PA) said."
"“At the end of the day it’s Port Authority’s responsibility,” Mr. Fulop (JC) said. “They should stop putting blame elsewhere. Every surrounding municipality has grown.”"
What's even more interesting are public officials pointing fingers at each other instead of working together on a solution.
The solution is both obvious and impractical, so public officials do what comes natural -- placing the blame somewhere else.
Building more capacity is the obvious solution, but with various regulations and lawsuit-bait at every level of government (not to mention PANJ's tendencies towards waste and corruption), it's become far to expensive even for this area to be able to fund it.
The solution is both obvious and impractical, so public officials do what comes natural -- placing the blame somewhere else.
Building more capacity is the obvious solution, but with various regulations and lawsuit-bait at every level of government (not to mention PANJ's tendencies towards waste and corruption), it's become far to expensive even for this area to be able to fund it.
Totally agree. It's what our public 'servants' do best.
I just took the path from newport to 33rd after work yesterday for the time square food festival and it was horrendous, platform and cars completely packed full, a smelly sweating mess.
My coworker tells me in the morning it's even worse as the trains are completely packed when it leaves newark, while people are still trying to squeeze on in the later stops.
If i have to deal with this everyday, i will just hang myself.
My coworker tells me in the morning it's even worse as the trains are completely packed when it leaves newark, while people are still trying to squeeze on in the later stops.
Yes, my experience is that on weekday mornings all the seats and most of the aisles are full when it leaves Newark Penn. I feel really sorry for people that have to jam their way on at Harrison, Newport, Grove, or Exchange.
Glad the PA spent all that money on a half-empty office building and non-functional metal bird.
My favorite are the PATH ads aboard trains that claim the metal bird will soon allow access to MTA subways without getting my hair wet. Not even kidding.
Left out is the part on how that underground walkway connection is still years away and probably a couple billion more down the drain.
I hope the next NJ governor is smart enough to take this situation and use it as an advantage. If transit into the city sucks then lower corporate taxes and promote more companies to move into Jersey City, Newark, or elsewhere in North Jersey.
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