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throw495887 t1_jcyzi3w wrote

With Decamp gone NJT is now finally allowed to run buses on the former Decamp routes. That would actually be a service improvement for the people who use those buses.

If you live in an area that had decamp service you should be writing to all your local reps and NJT now.

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getshwifty2 t1_jcyzyqb wrote

This sounds great. I wonder what the chances of this happening are.

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thebruns t1_jcz330r wrote

> NJT is now finally allowed to run buses on the former Decamp routes.

Is there an actual law related to this?

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throw495887 t1_jczbxdw wrote

NJ Transit seems to interpret NJSA 27:25-2d to mean that they can’t run buses on a line that a private company already “owns.”

In every relevant court case I’ve been able to find, NJ Transit has won over private operators. But to be fair they also avoid any competition with private operators in the first place. I think NJT is happy to use it as an excuse regardless of the legal validity.

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thebruns t1_jczok9j wrote

> NJSA 27:25-2d

Wait, THIS is what theyre citing???

> d. In the provision of public transportation services, it is desirable to encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise and to avoid destructive competition.

They go as far as to stop people from getting off the 107 bus at EWR because it competes with Coach because of THAT?

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throw495887 t1_jd00ynq wrote

They also give coach USA free buses. It’s pretty dumb.

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thebruns t1_jd01sbg wrote

Yeah the buses Coach USA keeps parked all day instead of running service

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