page_title: Bus rapid transit in New Jersey
section_title: Union go bus expressway
hierarchical_section_title: Bus rapid transit in New Jersey / Studies and proposals / Union go bus expressway
caption_attribution_description: Looking northeast at Elizabeth Station. In the foreground is the historic Central Railroad of New Jersey station and clock tower. In the background is the current New Jersey Transit station.
context_page_description: Bus rapid transit in New Jersey comprises limited-stop bus service, exclusive bus lanes and bus bypass shoulders. Under the banner Next Generation Bus New Jersey Transit, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the metropolitan planning organizations of New Jersey which recommend and authorize transportation projects are undertaking the creation of several additional bus rapid transit systems in the state. In 2011, NJT announced that it would equip its entire bus fleet with devices for real-time locating, thus creating the basis for "next bus" scheduling information at bus shelters. The introduction and expanded use of bus rapid transit in Garden State is part of worldwide phenomenon to bring mass transit to heavily trafficked corridors in both high and medium density areas as a cost-saving, and sometimes more flexible, alternative to rail transportation, thus reducing automobile dependency and traffic congestion.
context_section_description: The proposed Union County go bus system is part of the planned Liberty Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Service network centered around Newark Liberty International Airport. The hub of the Union network would be the unused former Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) station in Elizabeth which is adjacent to the NJT's Elizabeth Broad Street Station that is served by the Northeast Corridor Line and the North Jersey Coast Line. Proposals call for reconstruction and better integration of the two stations as Midtown Station. The district has been identified as one of the state's major potential transit-oriented development (TOD) centers.
  The northern end of the system would travel through Midtown and the parking areas, the terminals, and freight shipping facilities and the North Transit Area at Newark Liberty, (partially following Union County Light Rail route plan that was scrapped in 2006). A spur on this portion would travel to Jersey Gardens, a regional shopping mall.
  In a southwesterly direction the system would utilize an abandoned portion of the CNJ's mainline, now the Raritan Valley Line (RVL), right-of-way between Midtown Station and the Aldene Connection (40°39′31″N 74°16′49″W). A parallel greenway providing pedestrian and bicycle paths, would be incorporated into the plan. Once joining the RVL the busway would allow for transfers at Cranford Station and Garwood Station, where it would end. The go bus expressway would generally parallel New Jersey Route 28
caption: The former Central Railroad of New Jersey station house in Elizabeth, and the current Northeast Corridor, NJ Transit station elevated on the right, have been collectively called Midtown Station, and have been the focal point of a multi-modal integration and transit-oriented development study.
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