DRPA/PATCO have completed an extensive Alternatives Analysis (AA) study focusing on identifying mass transit needs and solutions for Southern New Jersey. This study concluded with a recommendation for light rail transit along the Conrail rail right of way from Glassboro to Camden. As a result of the Alternatives Analysis, the DRPA has initiated the next phase of project development, the environmental review culminating in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

The first step in this EIS process is a public involvement phase. The EIS will assess the possible social, economic and environmental benefits and impacts of the proposed Glassboro to Camden line (GCL).  

The public comment meeting schedule is:

Thursday, May 6, 2010
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm      Information Session
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm      Presentation & Formal Comment Period
Camden County College
Camden Technology Center
200 N. Broadway
Camden, NJ  08102
Free parking at 6th and Penn Street Garage WITH VALIDATION AT THE SECURITY DESK

Tuesday, May 11, 2010      Day Session
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm      Information Session
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm      Presentation & Formal Comment Period
Rowan University
Henry Rowan Building (The Engineering Building)
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ  08028
Free Parking Available Lots M-1 & D-1 Accessible from Bowe Blvd. and North Campus Street

Tuesday, May 11, 2010      Evening Session
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm      Information Session
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm      Presentation & Formal Comment Period
Rowan University
Henry Rowan Building (The Engineering Building)
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ  08028
Free Parking Available Lots M-1 & D-1 Accessible from Bowe Blvd. and North Campus Street

For those who can't attend one of the meetings, comment forms are available on the project website, www.GlassboroCamdenLine.com. Comments may also be submitted verbally through the project hotline, (856) 968-2252 (voice or via relay). For those who wish to submit comments in writing those comments may be submitted to:

Ms. Victoria Malaszecki, Public Involvement Liaison
Envision Consultants Ltd.
PO Box 536
Mullica Hill, NJ  08061

Comments may also be emailed to: publicinvolvement@GlassboroCamdenLine.com.  
The deadline to submit comments is June 10, 2010.

In a nod to Philadelphia's growing profile in the soccer world, U.S. Soccer announced that the U.S. Men's National Team will play Turkey on May 29 (2 pm) at Lincoln Financial Field, for its send-off match prior to departing for South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

Tickets for the match start at $25 and are on sale now through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster locations, and the Lincoln Financial Field ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 9 am - 5 pm)

Ride PATCO to the game. Exit at PATCO's 12/13 & Locust Street Station and connect to SEPTA's Broad Street Line. Discounted SEPTA transfers are available at NJ PATCO stations.

In an effort to keep the escalators at our PATCO stations running effectively, we are currently conducting our annual escalator inspections. We understand the importance of having the escalators available for use by our customers and have worked hard to develop a work schedule that minimizes as much as possible the time that the equipment is out of service for annual inspection and maintenance. Check the website (www.ridepatco.org) for notices of scheduled escalator outages and options for escalator use at alternate stations. PATCO apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause.