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Regional Rail Working Group Meeting

Regional Rail Working Group A Consortium of Transit Advocacy Organizations

By Jason Varone

10:06 AM EDT on July 16, 2007

Regional Rail Working Group
A Consortium of Transit Advocacy Organizations

A key topic for discussion will be a proposal by several New Jersey rail advocates to extend the #7 subway west under the Hudson River to New Jersey, to Secaucus Transfer. Also, discussion will continue on rail equipment options for thru-running at Penn Station.

Agenda items for the July 18, 2007, meeting will include a quick update on each of these key initiatives:

Through-running at Penn Station — special emphasis on rail technology issues
Upper Level Loop Alternative for LIRR East Side Access
Penn Station-Grand Central Connection
Rockaway Cut-off — one-seat ride Midtown Manhattan-JFK Airport
Lower Manhattan Access
Regional Rail Freight plan
Intercity rail issues

The key discussion item will be options for extending the #7 subway to New Jersey.

Jason Varone

Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side. In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology. Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.

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