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Bus Rapid Transit Could Impact Dinky, NJ Transit Bus Routes
Matthew Hersh
New Jersey Transit hosted an information session Monday at the Princeton Township Municipal Complex offering an analysis that could, one day, lead to changes in the region's public transportation systems.
Along with the state's Department of Transportation (DOT), the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, New Jersey Transit offered some of the findings of its "alternatives analysis" that has focused in the use of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services and improvements to the existing Dinky that connects the Princeton Junction station with Princeton ¬Borough and Princeton University.
Bus Rapid Transit can come in different forms that include a dedicated bus lane with its own right-of-way, or the use of HOV lanes. New Jersey Transit has put forth several routes that include those running from the I-295 park-and-ride to the proposed South Brunswick rail station, and from the Bucks County park-and-ride, also to the proposed South Brunswick station.
The Dinky BRT would connect Montgomery Township to Carnegie Center off Route 1, with a loop stopping at Market Fair, Mercer Mall, and Quakerbridge Mall.
While these plans are still in the conceptual phases, Grace Sinden, of the Regional Health Commission has issued a letter to New Jersey Transit highlighting the potential health risks of replacing the all-electric Dinky with fuel-consuming buses.
Jack Kanarek, a senior director with New Jersey Transit, said environmental concerns would be addressed as the concept evolves. New Jersey Transit will next appear before the Central Jersey Transportation Forum in November to present its findings.
