Commuters Rejoice! 

I hope you’re sitting down for this… After a summer of Penn Station repairs and train delays and cancelations, I actually have some good news about New Jersey Transit! Their 2018 budget was approved today and it includes the addition of 113 self-propelled, multi-level, electric rail cars that will finally replace the old single-level “Arrow” cars. You know the ones I mean.…

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Google Maps NJ Hiking Trails

Well, this is pretty cool. Passaic County officials and the New York – New Jersey Trail Conference announced a partnership with Google maps to provide “street views” of approximately 2,000 miles of hiking trails throughout the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford. The 360 degree cameras, which Google provided, have recorded about 85 miles of trails so far and will give hikers a preview of their route before they venture out.…

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