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Double take in March! Two meetings! Monday, March 23th and March 30th, both 6:45–9:00 p.m.
This month, we’d planned a Pascack Valley Line Panel, but realized that to give 3 panel members the time they deserve and hold a full business meeting, we’d need more time. Given that we have a 5th Monday, we are holding our regular business session on the 23th, and the extra panel on the 30th. Find the Zoom registration link and more information here and here.
Better Displays at Newwark Broad Street
Larger stations with more traffic often have very large display boards in their main lobby area. Platform displays often run 2 pages and are frequently interrupted with the text of an audio announcement covering the bottom third of the listings. We certainly appreciate the accommodation for the hard of hearing community with the transcription, but on a tight connection it can cause a frustrating delay in finding the track for one’s transfer. Having a large board prominently displayed at Newark Broad Street, as there are in Hoboken, Secaucus, and Newark Penn Station, would help travellers find their way efficiently. Another option would be the new boards that list every statoin and the next town arriving at it, which we see in both Hoboken and Secaucus. We encourage NJ Transit to look at these options for Newark Broad Street.
ROUTE Joins the Lackawanna Coalition in Request for Better NJT Contingency Plans
The Lackawanna Coalition and ROUTE (Restore OUr Transit in Essex), submitted a joint statement to the September meeting of NJ Transit’s Operations & Customer Service Committee, asking for better contingency plans for unexpected service disruptions. The work-train derailment earlier that month left us wondering if the agency could have done better in maintaining partial service, rerouting M&E trains through the Montclair-Boonton line, or adding bus connections. We know that such changes can be difficult on the fly, but if there are known options thought out in advance, there could be a signal to use Plan B, Plan C, etc. We appreciate service being restored quickly, but would like NJT to think in advance about options beyond their “ABC” suggestions—ours are here.
