Trading in the Big Backyard for a Train Station - WSJ.com

Trading in the Big Backyard for a Train Station - WSJ.com: "Tom and Pat Kelly spent 22 years living what many people consider the American dream: They owned a four-bedroom home with a pool and a big yard in Turnersville, N.J. They traded that in to live near a train station.

With two of their three children living on their own, the couple no longer wanted to spend time raking leaves, shoveling snow and doing other maintenance their large home required. So they moved to LumberYard, a mixed-use condominium development near their son's and daughter's homes and within walking distance of the local train station.

Now, instead of spending two or more hours commuting daily in his red Volkswagen Beetle, Mr. Kelly, 56, hops on the Patco high-speed train line and gets to his Philadelphia law-firm job across the Delaware River in about a half-hour. "It's just a much more enjoyable life," he says."

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New Jersey Mass Transit Moves More Passengers - South Brunswick, NJ Patch

New Jersey Mass Transit Moves More Passengers - South Brunswick, NJ Patch: "But the growing importance of public transportation in New Jersey is not matched by an equally accelerated growth in public funding. In fact, state funding has been more or less flat for the past few years"

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Chris Christie’s strategy for killing public transit: Lies, lies, and lies | Grist

Chris Christie’s strategy for killing public transit: Lies, lies, and lies | Grist: "The GAO called Christie out on making up his “facts.” Christie said state transportation officials had revised project costs upwards to more than $14 billion. But nope, their estimates were under $10 billion, just like they always had been. He also said New Jersey would shoulder 70 percent of costs. The actual number? 14.4 percent. And Christie also claimed his state would have to pay for 100 percent of cost overruns. The actual deal hadn’t been closed yet, and the federal government had made offers to take on some of the costs."

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TWU says #occupy #transit

2012-04-04 Occupy Transit Day

Save Transit

Ridewise

Ridewise: "RideWise is the source for sustainable travel solutions that improve mobility, reduce traffic congestion and decrease carbon emissions."

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What are your transportation options in New Jersey? Here is the link

Our Mission | TransOptions: "As a transportation-oriented non-profit, we aim to deliver programs and services that improve mobility, the environment and overall quality of life in northwestern New Jersey.

TransOptions provides commute options such as carpool, vanpool, mass transit, bike and walking."

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Township residents ride buses free in Parisppany

http://www.parsippany.net/

Phone: 973-263-7093
Please call to confirm the buses are running.
How does the Transit Bus Work?
There is No Charge to use the Parsippany Transit System.
This bus is available to ALL Parsippany residents.
The Transit Bus operates Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Please Note: There is no bus service between 12:00 - 1:00 pm or on holidays.
Two buses run on the hour starting at Morris Hills Shopping Center. These buses run both the East and
West routes respectively.