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Positive_Debate7048 t1_ivqxxjx wrote

Reply to NJ Transit Will Advance Seven Programs Including Bus Garage Electrification In North Jersey, Solar Bus Shelters, Electric Mini-Buses, Microtransit Shuttles and Bike Sheds with CRRSAA Funds by TrafficSNAFU

Something has to be done about the pollution from buses. Whenever a bus drives by there is so much stench of fuel. I don’t know how NJ is so behind on this despite having one of the most robust bus networks

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iv0huy3 wrote

Reply to Recessed Lighting by smokeymacncheese

Not sure if these exist in Australia but we have these neat things called lamps, and you can screw in a lightbulb which lights your room.

The cool thing about lamps is that you can put them anywhere so you have more control over the lighting.

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iut51fk wrote

Reply to How should parents weigh BOE candidates? by R_At1antis

If you vote for anyone who supports the NJ teacher mafia you are out of your mind. These tax increases are not going to substantially impact quality of our kids education, it’s just going to mean the existing school system is getting more money into salaries. We need better transparency for our school funding.

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_iu0n6fo wrote

Reply to comment by objectimpermanence in 33rd st path trains are delayed, impossible to get on WTC because it’s so packed. Take the ferry or walk to Newport if you can. by elbowe51317

I think the other main reason is that NY will never sign on to fund a PATH expansion in NJ.

Also you are kind of brushing over the PTC requirement. PTC because of the way it works means that PATH trains have to operate at slower speeds compared to rapid transit systems. I’m not going to go too much into it, but it’s been criticized as being safety overkill and makes running trains smoothly way more difficult for minimal safety increases compared to forms of ATC or CBTC

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Positive_Debate7048 t1_itzpo6a wrote

Reply to comment by hayflicklimit in 33rd st path trains are delayed, impossible to get on WTC because it’s so packed. Take the ferry or walk to Newport if you can. by elbowe51317

It’s in part because the PATH has to operate per the extremely stringent FRA freight rail standards instead of the more lenient FTA rapid transit standards due to sharing ROW with freight near Newark. I read somewhere that the PATH system costs more to maintain than the entire NYC subway.

This is also the reason why the PATH will never be expanded because any new tunnels will need to be built to current freight railroad standards.

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