March was record month for Amtrak ridership

Amtrak set an all-time ridership record last month. | Photo: Transportation Nation

Wednesday Winners (& Losers) | Mobilizing the Region: "Amtrak – Amtrak ridership is up during the first six months of fiscal year 2013, and this past March saw the highest ridership of any month in Amtrak history."

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NJ Transit customers stung by Sandy to get faster trains, more routes to Hoboken | NJ.com

NJ Transit customers stung by Sandy to get faster trains, more routes to Hoboken | NJ.com: "An additional 21 train routes will be added to the system beginning the week of March 24, including 15 on the Morris and Essex Lines, giving NJ Transit 679 of the 700 trains it had pre-Sandy, or 97 percent. It is 94 percent this week.

In addition, 19 trains that have been operating on truncated trips will be restored to full length, officials said."

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Solar powered parking lot. Is solar just going to extend the life of autosprawl?

If this is how we are going to use "alternatives" it is all for naught.

No Free Rides? PATH Says Au Contraire, Hoboken | Transportation Nation

No Free Rides? PATH Says Au Contraire, Hoboken | Transportation Nation: "Hoboken residents — who endured seven-plus weeks of no PATH train service, post-Sandy — are getting a month’s worth of free rides."

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#occupysandy in New Jersey

InterOccupy | Connect. Collaborate. Organize.: "In areas of New York City, Occupy Wall Street has been mobilizing and coordinating volunteers, donations, and relief locations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. As a result, the people of New York have had access to food, water, clothing, and-most importantly - community. It is time that this kind of mobilization, passion, and dedication makes its way to New Jersey! "

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Occupy Sandy Relief | New Jersey Relief Effort for Hurricane Sandy

Occupy Sandy Relief | New Jersey Relief Effort for Hurricane Sandy: "Occupy Sandy is a coordinated relief effort to help distribute resources & volunteers to help neighborhoods and people affected by Hurricane Sandy. We are a coalition of people & organizations who are dedicated to implementing aid and establishing hubs for neighborhood resource distribution. Members of this coalition are from Occupy Wall Street, 350.org, recovers.org and interoccupy.net."

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NJ Governor should make buses fare-free

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New Jersey governor orders gasoline rationing. Why not make buses free?