 NJ-ARP
tried once more December 10 to get its twin approach
across to the Port Authority of New York & New
Jersey (PA), urging both Access to the Region's Core
(ARC) and PATH / Lex access. Both could (or, more
accurately, should) bolster access to Manhattan's East
Side, still the single No. 1 job market for New Jersey
travelers (recent press hype on suburban job growth
notwithstanding).
ARC has become
problematic, since New Jersey elected officials have
essentially settled for less, specifically a doubling of
rail access under the Hudson River to Penn Station-New
York. That's a desirable step, in NJ-ARP's view, but
falls short of getting New Jersey travelers to Grand
Central Terminal and vicinity, which would aid not just
New Jersey but indeed New York and even Connecticut.
As for PATH/Lex, the PA
finally is in active mode as it reacts -- and reacts
negatively -- to linking PATH with New York City's No. 6
(Lexington Avenue local) subway line to 42nd and 59th
streets. That negativism has stretched to, and even
included, "tweaking" supposed physical
obstacles to make PATH/Lex appear impossible to build --
all while stalling efforts by NJ-ARP, and even elected
officials, to address the matter in meetings.
NJ-ARP hopes to post
our latest (and updated) position paper on the matter in
the near future, and will advise readers as that occurs. |
