Jesse Torres, Joanne McKernan, Louisa Llewellyn, Joyce Calzonetti, Kelly Light-Erlink, Mickey Glassman, Patricia Williams.
Paul Neafsey, Peggy Kramer, Robgert Anderson, Sarah Williams, Tina LaCrosse, Will Levins and Michael Stanton.
PRESS RELEASE May 11
Last summer, Mayor William James invited citizens to participate on a steering committee to plan for the coming light rail line. The committee met in July 2009, and began monthly meetings in January. Below are highlights of some of the topics the committee has discussed.
Rail Route
The proposed light rail will run through Gloucester City (GC) along the Conrail Right of Way (ROW), one block east, and parallel to Broadway. While some portions of the light rail might run on the existing Conrail freight tracks, most often it will run on new tracks dedicated to the light rail line. It is not yet determined how many new tracks will be laid in GC.
There was some consideration given by the committee to have the light rail line run down King Street in order to support future the City’s desired development plans there. Per the DRPA, the development costs for such a route were prohibitively expensive.
Train Station Location
According to the DRPA, the Gloucester City station is expected to function primarily as a walk-up
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