New Jersey Star-Ledger: More answers demanded on 'NJ Transit's Super Bowl fumble'

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A day after the Assembly Transportation Committee chair called for a review of the mass transit bottleneck at the Super Bowl, the chair of the state Senate Budget Committee today also demanded answers on "NJ Transit's Super Bowl fumble."

“The Denver Broncos weren’t the only ones who delivered a disappointing performance at the Super Bowl,” said state Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), who chairs the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and has MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford in his district.

“NJ Transit once again dropped the ball in planning for a major event," he added, referring to an ill-fated decision to leave trains at rail yards in Kearny and Hoboken that ended up flooding during Hurricane Sandy 15 months ago. "Their poor planning for Superstorm Sandy cost the state $120 million in damaged equipment. Now their poor planning for the Super Bowl gave our state a nationally publicized black eye that detracted from what should have been a triumph for New Jersey."
Sarlo also is a member of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee.

On Monday, Assembly Transportation Committee chair John Wisniweski (D-Middlesex) called for a review of the mass transit mess, which left train riders packed like cattle in lines in Secaucus on the way to the game and at the stadium on the way home.

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[Historic NY]

1. OOPS.....

another traffic problem in Secacus.

[okaawhatever]

2. I read that a big part of the problem was the NFL's estimation of the number of people who

would take the train and the number who would come in on the buses. I think a massive number of people decided not to take the buses, which were priced at $55, and opted for the train, which was $10.50. It sounded plausible when I read it. I think having the Super Bowl in a town with a high number of regular train travelers probably increased that number.

[Cha]

3. Who's in Charge?!

America's John Wisniweski has his hands full with this bunch!

[hollysmom]

4. Well, let's see, you could not drop people off at the site, they could not drive to the site

The NFL wanted everyone to pay for those stupid buses - not to mention that if you wanted to take a bus in NJ which was where the game was held, there were only 4 buses.. everyone else had to go to NYC to get the bus. basically it was the NFL rip off and why would people stay in the same state as the game philosophy. I head they could have had additional parking, there were a fraction of the parking spaces available parking but they decided not to do it. There is even a walk way to the area but you were not allowed to walk in. The entire transportation snafu can be laid at their feet. But, hey, let's just tell another NJ joke and let the tax exempt NFL who takes all the money for themselves (i.e. you can't tax them they take all the money from ticket sales,parking and concessions etc. but hey they donate less than 1 percent to veterans, maybe. everyone was funneled to NYC, so the hotels in NJ remained empty (although there was some gouging. the restaurants and stores in NJ were empty. Yes the trains were scheduled to the estimates provided by the NFL but guess what, they were wrong. But what can you expect, they were selling beer for 16 a glass.