Thanksgiving Transit Tips
Riding transit is always a good option to try, especially for these traffic-ridden holidays such as Thanksgiving. As NJ TRANSIT continues its storm-recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane [...]
Oh, the Traffic Outside is Frightful
AAA has come out with its 2012 Thanksgiving holiday travel forecast, and they project that 43.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, [...]
Is There Such Thing as Too Many Bikes?
Around here, we always like to say there’s no such thing as too much coffee. But what about bikes? Is there such thing as too many bikes? According to a recent Treehugger article, the [...]
These Shoes Were Made for Walking
Did you or your community participate in October’s National Walk to School Month? Kids from around the country laced up their walking shoes to participate in events where they learned about [...]
Transportation Nation’s NY Area Transit Tracker
A great new tool, courtesy of Transportation Nation, shows the latest info on transportation outages around New York and New Jersey. It is regularly updated by WNYC staff during storms and other [...]
Getting Around a Storm Ravaged Garden State Still Difficult
New Jersey Transit has been working hard to get its rail system back up and running normally after Hurricane Sandy, but schedules are still reduced. And they’re doing it with ridership up [...]
Want to Lend a Hand, Post-Sandy? Don’t Drive.
With long lines at gas stations in some parts of the state and the 12 northern New Jersey counties under odd/even gasoline restrictions, we also learned on Sunday from the US Energy Information [...]
Back to Basics: Walking and Biking After Frankenstorm Sandy
With mass transit systems throughout New Jersey and New York hobbled, and reports of miles-long gas station lines, ’70s style, getting around this week has been difficult to say the least. [...]