“As NJ Transit continues to aggressively pursue federal grant opportunities, we are pleased to once again be the recipient of a critically important FTA grant. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, AirTrain provides easy connections to NJ Transit and the rail lines that run on the Northeast Corridor and North. “NJ Transit will now leverage these funds as a first step in implementing a series of accessibility, service, and customer experience improvements on our vital Newark Light Rail system, which the many residents of our state’s largest city rely on as their primary travel option,” said NJ Transit President and CEO Kevin Corbett. The study will look to make Military Park, Warren Street/NJIT, Norfolk Street, and Park Avenue stations accessible to people with disabilities while identifying other customer experience improvements. The grant, which is provided through the FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty program, will assist NJ Transit in its ongoing effort to engage and expand inclusion for customers with disabilities. Planning began in 1998 to build a street-level light rail line connecting New Jersey Transits Newark Penn Station with its Newark Broad Street station. The Newark and New York Railroad was a passenger rail line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River (Hudson River) in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mouths at the Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey. “These federal funds will help ensure that Newark Light Rail customers have optimal access to public transportation.” Corbett “Reliable and accessible public transportation is a lifeline for underserved communities in New Jersey,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation and NJ Transit Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.
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