“The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Broadway IBOA is shutting down next month, with NJ Transit to take over the route. This is the last urban bus route controlled by a private carrier in the state. NJT is now one step closer to achieving ONE STATE, ONE AGENCY.
This makes no sense. For all door boarding the only way to calculate ridership is via automated door counters or manual audits, but neither could determine if people paid or not
Yeah, any graphical analysis of PATH ridership needs clear lines for 9/11, Sandy, post-Sandy repair closures, and COVID. Real boom and bust cycle for the H&M
(The same is true of the ferries, which should show a perfect inverse)
Im comparing weekdays because service is generally good + they actually increased capacity with 10 cars. Weekends, yeah, horrendous.
Someone good at data could do something fun by comparing changes in ridership by hour, which they publish. In particular, looks like big drops in overnight riders
Culture is a huge part of it. Building a neighborhood around tech bros that get home at 7pm, order doordash, and jump into fortnite 5x a week and then on Saturdays drive to Costco and a hiking spot means no streetlight, no nightlife, and no political engagement
