Comments on: Goethals Bridge renderings unveiled http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/26/goethals-bridge-renderings-unveiled/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 08:53:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Boris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/26/goethals-bridge-renderings-unveiled/#comment-46836 Boris Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:21:39 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1233#comment-46836 A lack of interaction between the various transit agencies is absolutely the main reason, I agree. But NJ Transit is the most aggressive of the agencies in terms of continuing lines into other states. I can think of 3 connections to New York State and one to Pennsylvania. Why not one more? It was much more of a legislative hassle to approve an MTA bus to Bayonne (the S89) than it would be for NJ Transit to expand into Staten Island. A lack of interaction between the various transit agencies is absolutely the main reason, I agree. But NJ Transit is the most aggressive of the agencies in terms of continuing lines into other states. I can think of 3 connections to New York State and one to Pennsylvania. Why not one more? It was much more of a legislative hassle to approve an MTA bus to Bayonne (the S89) than it would be for NJ Transit to expand into Staten Island.

]]> By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/26/goethals-bridge-renderings-unveiled/#comment-46747 Chris Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:54:53 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1233#comment-46747 Perhaps physically easy, but not politically. HBLR is a NJTransit project, and would have to be transferred to the Port Authority in order for it to cross into NY. Considering the problems that the PA is having with the WTC site and lack of maintenance / expansion of the PATH system, I'm not sure we want to let them have more responsibility. -Chris Perhaps physically easy, but not politically. HBLR is a NJTransit project, and would have to be transferred to the Port Authority in order for it to cross into NY. Considering the problems that the PA is having with the WTC site and lack of maintenance / expansion of the PATH system, I’m not sure we want to let them have more responsibility.

-Chris

]]> By: Boris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/26/goethals-bridge-renderings-unveiled/#comment-46736 Boris Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:09:56 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1233#comment-46736 Every once in a while I would read somewhere that the Bayonne Bridge has space for transit. An extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Staten Island can be added to it relatively easily. A new Goethals Bridge is sorely needed, of course, but if the PA was only thinking about expanding transit it should've looked at the Bayonne and HBLR first and foremost. Every once in a while I would read somewhere that the Bayonne Bridge has space for transit. An extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Staten Island can be added to it relatively easily. A new Goethals Bridge is sorely needed, of course, but if the PA was only thinking about expanding transit it should’ve looked at the Bayonne and HBLR first and foremost.

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