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Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey
The 7 doesn't even have a chance to NJ....politicians like to run their mouths in this region. But its up to the Transit Agencies , PA will most likely block it , NJT and the MTA weren't to keen on NJ.. Its really up to the MTA which I rather see complete the badly needed SAS and some Regional rail expansion in the Hudson Valley & Long Island. Christie was the only one in support of this and he doesn't have power to tell the MTA to expand into NJ. I'm not buying the Projected Ridership , the 7 Extension would mean a 2 or 3 seat ride into Manhattan vs a 1 or 2 seat ride by Bus or Train so Ridership might not be as high as they say. You also have Conflict issues with Amtrak's Gateway Project which is in the Engineer Process... The Hoboken Terminal route was pushed by NJ Rail and Transit advocates as a huge win for the region..
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Do you have a link to NJ Transit or transit advocate's call for the 7 line to be extended to Hoboken Terminal? I have honestly never heard of it outside this forum and would like to read the basis for the rationale.
All engineering firms doing this type of work inflate ridership projections, but I can't see Hoboken commanding a higher ridership number than Secaucus.