When i mean't by trash , was the Urban kind. unfortunately people still demonize Newark , which in recent years has come back. As for the Transportation Trust Fund , my republic representative friend said we would barrow form the Feds , while my Dem representative said we would raise the Gas tax by 10-20 cents....Its a big mess , and ridiculous , i also think NJT needs to be reorganize. They need to push for the Newark-Elizabeth LRT lines instead of the Lackawanna line , i mean how many people are going to use the Lackawanna line? 10,000-20,000 as opposed to 50-70,000 for the Newark-Elizabeth LRT. By the end of this decade do you see the Lackawanna line fully restored and possibly Electrified?
NJ Transit certainly needs a reorganization of a fairly solid variety. However, much of the problem also relies higher up, in the governors office. People in New Jersey do stupid things, unforgivably stupid things. Like electing Republicans, doubly so dishonest scoundrels like Christie, who will support his campaign contributers to the detriment of the people of New Jersey.
New Jersey has the 3rd lowest gas tax in the entire country. Our toll roads are, admittedly like many other states, vastly underpriced. Florida's toll roads are more in line with what things should be. It should work out to about 10 cents per mile. Not just the Turnpike and Garden State, but all of the interstates and other limited-access roads such as Route-18 and the limited access section of Route 33.
Our gas tax is, as I said, the third lowest in the nation, and I find that to be a disgrace. It hasn't been raised in twenty-two years. In that time, transit fares have sky rocketed, especially to off-peak riders. Mark me, you people in your cars have no significant toll increase, and no gas tax increase. But I, the off peak rider? In two days my transit user fee will go up 47%. FORTY SEVEN PERCENT.
More over, needed service to people with disabilities will be cut. CUT! And how will these people get around? Well gee, they won't. But those of you fortunate enough to afford a car, and who don't give a **** about our planet, they get off scott free.
Christie to should be skinned, tarred, feathered, boiled in oil, and then dumped off a pier.