I know we've discussed this disheartening issue before here and in the NJT light rail forum, but it reared its ugly head again in Friday's Princeton Packet, in the context of funding BRT along Route 1:
full article here:
http://www.pacpub.com/site/news.cfm?new ... 5695&rfi=6
Why the obsession with doing away with the Dinky? Is it a big money-loser?
It will also evaluate optimizing the existing use of the Dinky train line or possibly converting the right-of-way into a BRT or light-rail alignment. If BRT is recommended for the Dinky line, buses could potentially access corporate and other centers along Route 1 and beyond from the current right-of-way, Mr. Amodei said.
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"Consider a BRT system that could be better than the current Dinky train," Mr. Reed said in his comments.
He recommended converting the Dinky line "immediately" as a demonstration project and then extending branches as demand justifies. However, he said a dedicated BRT roadway along the existing Dinky track should be built and the rails not removed until an alternative system has "proved its worth."
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full article here:
http://www.pacpub.com/site/news.cfm?new ... 5695&rfi=6