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Online Stock Market Trading New Jersey Transit's job is to move large amounts of people from Point A to Point B as quickly and cheaply as possible -- not to spend taxpayers' money on expensive artwork to decorate its terminals.

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Stock Investing Course But that's exactly what NJ Transit is doing. Over the past few years, the authority has spent $4.5 million in federal and state money -- our money -- on sculptures, murals and other works of art. The art is being used to spruce up terminals, including the new Secaucus Junction rail station, the Seventh Avenue concourse at New York Penn Station and the Camden-Trenton light rail line, which is expected to open next week. Federal funds were used for Secaucus Junction and the Seventh Avenue concourse; $525,000 in state money was spent at Camden-Trenton.

The hotel also has direct access to all buses and subways and is a short train ride to Ground Zero, Carnegie Hall, Chinatown and Wall Street.

Stock Market Game Transit officials say the beautification projects are important because they create a sense of pride among NJ Transit riders. If commuters are proud of the system and their surroundings, they are less likely to target NJ Transit terminals for graffiti, vandalism and other damage.

Upon reading your article on the invisible plague, which is how Hudson County has the worst pollution caused by emissions in the state, I have a suggestion to clear the air in Hudson County and put NJ Transit back in the black. buses cluttering up our streets.

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Today, track railroad tunnels that are nearly a century old. Although they have been upgraded with modern signals and other improvements, they are used to capacity by NJ Transit and Amtrak trains. track tunnel, costing $4 billion to $5 billion, would allow up to 21 more trains per hour to cross beneath the Hudson. It would enhance the value of the Secaucus Transfer Station, nearing completion in the Meadowlands, and enable NJ Transit to electrify the Raritan Valley Line for direct service to New York, eliminating the present transfer in Newark.

Journal Prime Rate Street Wall But if that is NJ Transit's goal, it can accomplish it without spending taxpayers' money. For instance, the authority could invite schools to showcase students' art in its terminals.

Monday, March 24, 00, All are welcome. This event is free, but we request that you RSVP so we will know how many to expect. Public Hearing Room NJ Department of Environmental Protection 401 South State Street Trenton, NJ To RSVP, please email Rob Rodriguez, NJSSI Project Assistant, at programs@njssi.net. For rmation about this event, 2591 ext. 763.

Stock Market News Or it could focus public attention on a number of social problems -- such as homelessness, domestic violence and drug addiction -- by inviting victims to create and display their art.

Stock Investing Basics The artwork could be showcased on a rotating basis, which would allow for greater participation. If NJ Transit had taken this route, the money could have been used for something commuters need, such as a reduction in fares.

Stock Investing Software The Express-Times - 3/11/2004

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