Nuplex t1_j8q6e1o wrote
Reply to comment by down_up__left_right in This Urban Planner Wants to Build a Massive Circular Rail Track Connecting Jersey City, Newark, Paterson by p4177y
> What involves the MTA here?
The article explicitly says a proposal to extend the New York City subway into NJ. Edit: I am dunce
Light rail systems are not high capacity, nor would a system going there need to be given there is only a mall there. Building a high capacity system for occasional peak demand would be a hard ask unless it is going between high consistent demand areas already. Increasing train length, size, frequency would make the line there higher capacity than any light rail proposal.
down_up__left_right t1_j8q6o60 wrote
It says Newark City Subway which is the the Grove Street line of the Newark light rail operated by NJ Transit.
Nuplex t1_j8q6zr3 wrote
Oh my bad, I misread Newark as New York. It wasnt out of the realm as originally the 7 was proposed to extend to Secaucus via Hudson Yards so I assumed it was a reference to that.
Ediited my OP.
Nexis4Jersey t1_j8qa2mh wrote
That proposal is all but DOA thanks to the Gateway Project and alignment which would make any attempt of an extension extremely expensive.
Nuplex t1_j8qahte wrote
It's a shame we lack the political will to get these sort of things done :(
Nexis4Jersey t1_j8qb6x5 wrote
I think in this case ,this would be a duplication of an existing service which currently being expanded.
down_up__left_right t1_j8s2l12 wrote
The bigger shame is the cost of projects in NYC means no station in Union City and/or a stop with transfer to the light rail.
If costs in NYC matched anywhere else in the world then for the same price (or less) the Gateway tunnels could be built with one or 2 stops in NJ before the Hudson.
Aggravating_Rise_179 t1_j8tm0wy wrote
Plus, NY politicians took join in saying NJ residents would never have a 2.75 train ride into NYC... completely forgetting the path.
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