Submitted by abay1022 t3_zjitn5 in jerseycity
It seems so inconvenient. It’s had construction tape for a while, but then they built a literal fence blocking the steps and I’m confused what the reasoning behind that was
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Bh10474 t1_izv7xk3 wrote
The government doesnt care about poor people
nasty_brutish_longer t1_izva7u1 wrote
The developer of 88 Regent built a staircase that bottoms out on train tracks. NJ Transit said that's an incredibly dumb thing to do, change it or close it. So the developer barricaded it with a cheap fence.
It will come as no surprise to many here that said developer is Peter Mocco.
Unoriginal_UserName9 t1_izwpf21 wrote
They are going to move the stairs to the area adjacent, so the stairs will face the walkway instead of the tracks. HBLR needs to relocate the signal boxes that are currently in the way first.
Economy-Cupcake808 t1_izwx5xt wrote
Yeah all those poor people living at 88 regent lmao.
Ilanaspax t1_izx0imy wrote
Or the ones using the lightrail…?
nasty_brutish_longer t1_izx5ct1 wrote
That's great to hear! In a spat between a notoriously unaccountable builder and a beleaguered transit agency I was pretty sure the only resolution would be the fence falling over.
Economy-Cupcake808 t1_izxjwpp wrote
If anything them closing the stair shows they do care. Having a staircase leading down to an active railway line is a recipe for disaster. Someone is going trip and tumble in front of a train.
Ilanaspax t1_izxonqr wrote
It’s almost like there’s no oversight when building anything in jersey city 🤔
thebruns t1_izzb5jr wrote
Streetview shows it used to be at level. How is building stairs allowed by ADA if it was previously accessible?
jersey-city-park t1_izv73oi wrote
Government incompetence