Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Commuters are annoyed with jitneys that don't wait for late NJ Transit trains.
Maplewood Jitney riders are mad, and some say they aren’t going to take it anymore. Since New Jersey Transit train schedules changed last fall (and Hurricane Sandy damaged some trains), evening rush hour trains have been frequently late arriving in Maplewood. The problem, some riders say, is jitney drivers are refusing to wait for delayed trains, leaving riders stranded and frustrated. In addition, some jitney lines have become overcrowded. “People are really angry,” said Frank Verderosa, who rides the Parker Avenue jitney daily. Some riders started a petition about the issue and posted it at the train station. Eric Burbank, director of the Maplewood Department of Public Works, has scheduled a meeting for Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. at …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
After 14 years, NJ Transit has put concession out to bid.
When the Maplewood concierge service was first introduced at the town's train station in 1998, it was hailed as a unique private/public partnership and the first in the state. Run by the Maplewood Concierge Company (MCC), the initiative offers services for commuters including drop-off/pick up dry cleaning and shoe repair, jitney and other permits, holding packages, hailing taxicabs and connecting customers to businesses and services throughout town. "Whatever they need from me, I provide it," said Candy Naraine, assistant manager. Naraine has even helped commuters find their cars when they have forgotten where they parked. Now, the MCC is in a public bidding process with New Jersey Transit, from which it leases the space, that will …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Dunnell Road construction eliminates spaces near train station.
Maplewood residents might want to budget a few extra minutes into their morning commutes. Construction on the former police station building at 125 Dunnell Road has meant the elimination of roughly 20-25 commuter permit parking spots in the lot next to the former station. "Those are gone forever," said Thomas Malavasi, township engineer. "It will push people out further" from the station for parking, he said. In addition, roughly a dozen street spaces in front of the former station are unavailable during construction, which Malavasi said would last around a year. The township had anticipated the loss of the lot, Municipal Lot #3, which is now owned by the site's developer, J.G. Petrucci Co. The township announced the lot's closing …
Carolyn Maynard-Parisi
3:18 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Frank, the meeting was cancelled due to the weather (http://maplewood.patch.com/articles/maplewood-what-you-need-to-know-for-nemo). Eric Burbank said it will be rescheduled; no word yet on when. more ›