Even if construction costs could be made more reasonable, I can see only Paterson (or North Newark/Belleville) and maybe Montclair ever being candidates for light rail extensions, and that would be well beyond 2030 at best.
There was a proposal that might still might make sense in the shorter term. I saw this once, I believe the map was in the Star-Ledger in the late 1990s. The idea was that the extension to Broad Street station should continue on the surface along Orange Street and connect to the existing line at the "City Subway" Orange Street station. There was an intermediate stop shown at Nesbitt Street, although maybe Clinton Avenue could be an alternative.
This would be relatively feasible in terms of financial and construction issues. It would also turn the two light rail branches into a unified system and allow trains from the north an another route through downtown Newark.
There was a proposal that might still might make sense in the shorter term. I saw this once, I believe the map was in the Star-Ledger in the late 1990s. The idea was that the extension to Broad Street station should continue on the surface along Orange Street and connect to the existing line at the "City Subway" Orange Street station. There was an intermediate stop shown at Nesbitt Street, although maybe Clinton Avenue could be an alternative.
This would be relatively feasible in terms of financial and construction issues. It would also turn the two light rail branches into a unified system and allow trains from the north an another route through downtown Newark.