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Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« on: August 11, 2015, 03:19:02 PM »
The Port Authority is reassigning 40 bus routes, affecting six of the facility’s 21 bus carriers, as part of a plan to improve operational efficiency at the aged terminal. More on Northjersey.com:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/latest-bid-to-better-port-authority-bus-depot-the-great-gate-reshuffle-1.1390259

Gate Reassignments:
http://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/bus-carrier-gate-changes.html

Attached is a list of Prospect area buses that will be affected. For a full list of gate reassignments, refer to the link above.



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Re: Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2015, 10:57:09 AM »
Does anyone who rides NJ Transit 162/163/164 even know where Gate 300 - 326 is located?? I didn't even know that there were gates by the USO office. I had to look it up (see attached .pdf file).

I rarely take NJT 144 but I liked having the option to jump on it when there was gap in the schedule, snow or traffic but now would have to go over to Gate 313. Not an easy feat when the second floor or the Port Authority is jam packed with riders. Send your comments/feedback to NJ Transit.

The Port Authority has assigned 2 dispatchers at Gate 224 who are doing an excellent job. One happens to be a 163 driver who is very knowledgeable and caring. FINALLY!!

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Re: Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2015, 07:35:41 AM »
Hi Editor, please approve the .pdf file which includes the Port Authority Terminal Map and points out the location of Gates 300 - 326. Thanks.

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Re: Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2015, 08:37:16 AM »
Approved. Sorry.

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As I mentioned, I liked having the option of jumping on the 162/163/164 when necessary and that by moving the 144 to Gate 313 it makes it less convenient to do that.

Now it seems that they are separating the 162 and 163 lines by reassigning the 162 to Door 2. Annoying as it is when people waiting for the 163 just stop and stand in the aisle when they decide not to board the 162 and vice versa I liked having the 1 queue. If you do too then please speak with the dispatcher or contact: http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ContactUsTo

If you remember when they moved the bus stop in front of the Bristol House from the middle of the block to the middle to the Bristol House driveway and the riders boycotted the new bus stop because they did not want to stand in the driveway. You know that NJT heard us and moved the bus stop back to the middle of the block.


Port Authority New Gate Changes

ATTENTION: NJ TRANSIT Gate 220-224 Customers
Effective: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 

NJT                      New Gate            Door 
Bus Route No.             

162                      224                      2

*Orange indicates change in Gate Assignment effective 9/8/2015. 

http://www.njtransit.com/AdminTemp/220224gates.pdf

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New Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2015, 12:51:02 PM »
NORTHJERSEY.COM : NEWS
Port Authority officials expected to back proposal to move bus terminal one block west

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:06 AM    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 7:14 AM
BY SHAWN BOBURG
STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD

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Leading Port Authority officials today are expected to recommend building a new Manhattan bus terminal one block west of the current station, following months of deliberation over several options with price tags as high as $10 billion, according to three people familiar with the discussions.

The endorsement of a broad plan that includes a specific location for the new terminal and a way to keep commuter buses running during construction would be a significant step in the long-running effort to replace the current 1950s-era mass transit facility with a modern alternative. But more time is needed to determine the new building’s design, the precise cost and how to finance it, said the three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to preempt a presentation planned for today’s meeting of commissioners.

In March, in response to increasing calls to address the condition of the world’s busiest bus terminal, commissioners were given five options for replacing it. They ranged widely in estimated cost and in their impact on the bus system, depending on where the new terminal would sit and whether the current one would stay open during construction.

A four-commissioner group that considered the five options is expected to recommend that the bi-state agency build a new terminal between Ninth and Tenth avenues, keeping the current terminal on Eighth Avenue open during construction.

Once the new structure is up and running, the old terminal would be demolished and the development rights for the property, located on 42nd Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues, would be sold to help pay for the project. The location of the new terminal would force commuters connecting to the New York City subway system to walk one block, the three people said, whereas direct connections are possible through the current building.

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http://www.northjersey.com/news/port-authority-officials-expected-to-back-proposal-to-move-bus-terminal-one-block-west-1.1417389

Here's your chance to tell officials how you feel about a new bus terminal

Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on October 16, 2015 at 4:56 PM, updated October 16, 2015 at 5:38 PM
 
HACKENSACK — Commuters will be able to weigh in on the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other agency projects on Tuesday, when lawmakers will hold afternoon and evening hearings in Hackensack.

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The state Senate Legislative Oversight Committee said it will take testimony from North Jersey officials, transportation experts and the people who ride in and out of the crowded midtown Manhattan bus terminal every day. The hearings will be at 2 and 6:30 p.m., in the Bergen County Freeholders meeting room.

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PUBLIC MEETING ROOM
ONE BERGEN COUNTY PLAZA, 5th FLOOR
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY


http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/heres_your_chance_to_tell_officials_how_you_feel_about_a_new_bus_terminal.html


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New Port Authority Bus Terminal
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2015, 06:23:18 PM »
If you are going to be commuting into the Port Authority Bus Terminal from New Jersey in 2040 you may contact Senate Majority Leader Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/RepEmail.asp to give her your feedback on issues such as moving the Terminal from 8th Avenue over to 9th Avenue. Right now the Terminal sits on top of the A/C/E train. If they  move the Terminal over to 9th Avenue do you want to walk 1 block to the A/C/E train and 2 blocks to the 1/2/3/N/R train?

There is still time to change that plan.


Port Authority votes to replace NYC bus terminal, will hold design competition

By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on October 22, 2015 at 6:03 PM, updated October 22, 2015 at 6:04 PM            
   
NEW YORK — Port Authority commissioners voted today to replace the aging and overcrowded midtown Manhattan bus terminal.
After delaying action last month due to a lack of consensus on the issue, the 12-member board voted unanimously to authorize Port Authority staff to begin the process of narrowing down just what kind of new terminal will be built and where.

Under the process, those questions will be answered through an international design competition to be concluded by September 2016.   
While the competition will determine how long the new terminal will take to build and for how much, projections developed in the spring put the construction period at 11 to 15 years, and cost between $7.5 and 10.5 billion.


Handling 230,000 passenger-trips a day, the 65-year-old Port Authority Bus Terminal is the nation's busiest and projected to get even busier in the coming decades.
A movement spearheaded by the state Senate Majority Leader Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) to improve the lot of her Bergen County constituents with limited or no rail service began to coalesce last year. That was when Weinberg held forums allowing commuters to vent their frustration over crowded, hot and unsanitary conditions they experienced every day en route to and from work.

That July, Port Authority Chairman John Degnan, took her advice and rode a bus into the terminal from his home in Chester and toured the bus terminal with Vice Chairman Scott Rechler of New York.
Appalled by the conditions he saw, Degnan led the board in approving $90 million in emergency repairs and upgrades to bathrooms, escalators, heating and air conditioning, and wi-fi service.

Commissioners and staff also rekindled years-old discussions of replacing the terminal entirely, leading to today's action, which came in the form of a resolution directing Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye to "conduct an international design competition soliciting conceptual designs for a new bus terminal on the site recommended by the working group."

The contest idea came from Commissioner David Steiner of New Jersey, who last month said he and fellow board members "don't know what the hell we're doing," when it comes to building bus terminals.
Contest entrees would essentially flesh out a concept plan for the bus terminal recommended by a working group of the board of commissioners from among several alternatives presented to the board in March.
The plan calls for a new bus terminal located between 9th and 11th Avenues, one block west of the current structure, followed by construction of a bus "staging area."


Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen) told commissioners during the public portion of the meeting that a new terminal was "crucial" to his commuting constituents. Johnson had been among a handful of Democratic lawmakers, mainly in Bergen County, to press the Port Authority for repairs and replacement of the terminal.

In advance of the meeting, a bipartisan group of state Senators including Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Union), sent Degnan a letter urging approval of the bus terminal plan.
Up to now, calls for action on a new bus terminal had been from Democrats, led by  Weinberg and Sen. Robert Gordon (D-Bergen), whose constituents rely heavily on buses for their commute.
Degnan said it was Weinberg's and other lawmakers' prodding, as well as the governor's willingness to consider a new terminal, that led to today's action.



Steve Strunsky may be reached at sstrunsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteveStrunsky. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/port_authority_votes_to_replace_nyc_bus_terminal_will_hold_design_competition.html

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Re: Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2015, 02:38:03 PM »
Commuters will have two opportunities to tell the agencies they patronize what they think of their service and facilities.

The first is the quarterly Commuter Chat which will be held this evening (Dec 1) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Port Authority bus terminal's north wing, on the second floor. Commuters will be able to talk to officials from the Port Authority, which runs the bus terminal, the largest tenant, NJ Transit, and representatives from other bus companies.

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Re: Port Authority Gate Reassignments
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2015, 07:03:21 PM »
OOPS. Sorry. The Port Authority Chat is Wednesday December 2 between 4:30 and 6:30 pm on the 2nd floor in the North Wing by the Ladies Rest Room.

I plan to discuss the following with the PA officials:

- Plan to move the bus terminal to 9th Avenue is not beneficial to NJ riders if the riders have to walk 1 extra avenue to get to the A/C/E train and 2 avenues to get to the 1/2/3/7/N/R/shuttle train.

- Plan to make NJ riders get off at Secaucus to get onto to busses heading into NY is not beneficial to NJ riders especially if they move the bus terminal to 9th Avenue.

- Recombine the NJT 162 and 163T lines at Door 2 and move the 164E to Door 3. I still want the flexibility to take the 162 or 163T. If you ride the 162 or 164E have you noticed that they are scheduled to pick up riders at the same time or within 5 minutes of each other.

- Can they hang lane markers from the ceiling so people can see which line they have to stand on when they wait for the bus. Platform 224 is one big clusterf****. They did it before going up to the gate once during a snow storm and it works.

- At the Exclusive Bus Lane give the north side a break every now and then by stopping the busses coming from the Turnpike South at the merge so we get into the bus lane. We have to merge at the toll then merge with the busses coming off Rt 3 then merge with busses coming from the south.

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/12/commuters_nows_the_chance_to_tell_transit_agencies_what_you_think_of_them.html#incart_river_mobileshort_home

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New Port Authority Bus Terminal
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2017, 02:31:19 AM »
NEWS 01/31/2017
Commuters Weigh In On Port Authority Bus Plan In Bergenfield
 Lorraine Ash

BERGENFIELD, N.J. — Fumes, leaks, long lines: Bergen commuters told a Senate committee in Bergenfield Monday night they have
a lot of complaints about the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan.

“Almost categorically, on Fridays you can’t get out of the terminal because buses can’t get in due to traffic,” said Deborah Bouchard of
Bergenfield, longtime commuter.

She suggested parking buses in a lot now used by cars.

Bouchard and two dozen others testified before the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee at a hearing on the Port Authority’s 10­
Year Capital Plan, which calls for a new Eighth Avenue terminal.

At the same time, like New Jersey lawmakers, they are wary that the $3.5 billion proposed to build the terminal won’t be enough.
And then what?

The hearing, which took place at the Bergenfield Municipal Building, was the second of two the committee held on the controversial
plan.

A transcript of all residents' comments – and those of New Jersey Transit representatives and advocates who testified in the afternoon
– will be presented to the Port Authority leadership.

A vote on the plan is scheduled for Feb. 16, though New Jersey officials are urging the Port Authority to delay it.
James Veach of Teaneck has a three­hour daily commute.

Commuter Laura Vogel of Englewood belongs to the Better Bus Alliance. "Why not have more local buses that take us to the rails?" she asks.

“For me, this hearing is key because it is essential that we hear from the customers of Port Authority,” said Sen. Bob Gordon (D­Fair
Lawn), committee chairman.

More than 28 percent of those who use the terminal are from Bergen County, he added.
According to a Port Authority study, bus ridership is expected to increase 50 percent by 2040.
Projections also show that Manhattan will add 300,000 jobs in the next decade, according to Gordon.

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There’s widespread concern, Gordon said, that $3.5 billion will be inadequate to ensure construction will be finished in 10 years.

Any construction delay, he added, would have “long­lasting negative repercussions” for New Jersey.
Commuter Anne­Marie Romano of Bergenfield is worried.

“One of my main concerns is that the Port Authority underfunds the bus terminal and then the only thing that’s viable is to build a
terminal in the Meadowlands, which is a terrible idea,” she said.

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“Failure to adequately fund the new bus terminal is blatantly disrespectful to New Jersey commuters and Bergen County commuters,”
she said.

James Veach of Teaneck, who has a three­ hour daily commute, urged the committee not to shortchange the new terminal when it
comes to design.

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Some questioned whether the money spent on a PATH extension to Newark would be better invested in the bus terminal.

http://bergenfield.dailyvoice.com/news/commuters-weigh-in-on-port-authority-bus-plan-in-bergenfield/698143/