The TrainLink shuttle, which has taken park-and-riders from Princeton Forrestal Center to Princeton Junction Train Station for the past 17 years, could stop running this Spring. The bus line will lose 40 percent of its funding due to the center’s decision to cut its support.##M:[more]##
The shuttle, run by Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association, helps to ease parking and traffic problems at the station by giving commuters an alternative. The service is free for riders currently, due to Forrestal’s support, in addition to aid from Merrill Lynch & Co., Munich Re America and NEC Laboratories. The organization plans to meet with those companies in March to determine how to save the service.
Alternatives could include asking other companies for aid, and charging passengers for rides. Approximately 125 commuters use TrainLink currently. It runs from the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Contact the TMA at (609) 452-1491 for information on the meeting.
