September 12, 2014 3:50 PM
HASBROUK HEIGHTS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Northern New Jersey leaders want to learn more about the impact of bringing the No. 7 train to the area.
There is little argument that the extension of the line to Secaucus would help both New Jersey and New York, WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported.
“It helps New Jersey communities because people are going to want to live near the No. 7 or with access to it,” NYU urban planning professor Mitchell Moss said. “It helps Manhattan because so much of the office market in New York today is now being developed on the far west side.”
Talk of the No. 7 subway train running into Secaucus goes back to 2010 — ever since Gov. Chris Christie put the brakes on a controversial Trans-Hudson rail tunnel in the fall of that year.
Christie killed the plans to build the tunnel because of the $9 billion to $14 billion price tag.
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Northern N.J. Leaders To Weigh Pros, Cons Of No. 7 Train Extension - CBS News
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