LHA 2018 Conference
Attendee Trip Planning Local Knowledge Page
This page last updated on Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at 21:25
Driving to the Conference? You'll Need An EZ-Pass
New Jersey and adjacent states are in the process of converting to all
electronic (EZ Pass) toll collection (cash lanes will be eliminated).
You may obtain an EZ Pass transponder from any state that offers
EZ Pass, but the cost of obtaining the transponder and monthly
service fees vary from state-to-state.
Click <here> for information about obtaining an EZ-Pass.
The tolls on bridges and tunnels in and around New York City are expensive.
In almost all cases, tolls are charged in only one direction of travel.
For example, the George Washing Bridge (GWB) charges a toll when
traveling from NJ into NY, but no toll is charged when traveling from NY into NJ.
For current bridge and tunnel tolls, visit http://web.mta.info/bandt/traffic/btmain.html
The best radio station for traffic and weather Info in the NYC area:
WCBS 880 AM news radio ("traffic and weather on the 8s")
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/station/wcbs-880/
Final Link in Interstate 95 to be Completed this Summer 2018
Highways and exits have been renumbered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as of February 2018.
Sixty years ago influential and wealthy residents of New Jersey were successful in blocking the routing
of Interstate 95 through northern and central NJ. But this summer the gap will be closed and Interstate 95 will be
officially complete from Maine to Florida.
Click <here> for changes to Interstate 95 in 2018.
Interstate 95 Bridge Between PA and NJ Subject to Closures and Traffic Delays
Construction of parallel bridge span will result in some road closures, possible delays and minor detours.
By June construction will be in full swing on a new I95 bridge across the Delaware River at Scudders Falls.
Click <here> for NJ DOT Scudders Falls Bridge updates
Arriving by Commercial Airline
Nearest Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
http://www.airport-ewr.com/newark
Take the monorail from Newark Liberty Airport to the New Jersey Transit (NJT)
Newark Airport train station and then take a NJT Northeast Corridor
commuter train to the Metro Park train station. Call the hotel (732-634-3600)
to arrange for the hotel's courtesy car to pick you up at the train station.
Traveling on the New Jersey Northeast Corridor Train Line
Click <here> for the NJT Northeast Corridor train schedule.
NOTE: Review the train schedule carefully; on weekdays some trains do not stop at Metro Park.
Weekdays, trains going to NY Penn Station that stop at Metro Park are numbered 37XE and 38XE (last digit is an even number).
Weekdays, trains departing NY Penn Station that stop at Metro Park are numbered 37XO and 38XO (last digit is an odd number).
Saturdays and Sundays trains going to NY Penn Station that stop at metro Park at numbered 78XE (last digit is an even number).
Saturdays and Sundays trains departing NY Penn Station that stop at Metro park are numbered 78XO (last digit is an odd number).
NOTE: Pennsylvania Station, located at 7th Avenue and 34th Street in Manhattan, is the terminus for New Jersey Transit trains.
Extensive track repair work was completed at Pennsylvania Station during the summer of 2017, but it is anticipated additional repair
work will be scheduled for the summer of 2018. While no significant delays were experienced on the Northeast Corridor line in
2017, LHA attendees traveling to NYC via NJT should check the NJT Web site for the latest train schedule and service alerts
http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TravelAlertsTo
Arriving by Private Aircraft
Central Jersey Regional (47N) https://www.airnav.com/airport/47N
Princeton (39N) https://www.airnav.com/airport/39n
New Jersey, New York State, New York City and Philadelphia Tourism
New Jersey
An insider's guide to New Jersey https://njmonthly.com/
Things to see and do in NJ http://www.visitnj.org/
Tourist info http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/new-jersey-usnj.htm
South Jersey tourist info http://visitsouthjersey.com/
New York State (Hudson Valley)
An insider's guide to the Hudson Valley http://www.hvmag.com/
Hudson Valley tourism http://travelhudsonvalley.com/
More Hudson Valley tourism https://www.iloveny.com/places-to-go/hudson-valley/
New York City
An insider's weekly guide to NYC https://www.timeout.com/newyork
Things to see and do in NYC https://www.nycgo.com/
Tourist info http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/new-york-city-us-ny-nyc.htm
An Eater's Guide to NYC with translations of local New Yorker terms and phrases
https://ny.eater.com/2017/8/14/16078628/best-food-new-york-city-restaurants-city-guide
Best Pizza in NYC (Full disclosure: it does depend on whom you ask)
http://www.sliceharvester.com/2010/07/ny-pizza-suprema-sometimes-greatest.html
Philadelphia
An insider's guide to Philly http://www.phillymag.com/
Philadelphia tourism http://www.discoverphl.com/
Top 10 most visited attractions in Philly
http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/top-10-most-visited-attractions-in-philadelphia/
New York City Subway System
The NYC subway system is unique in both design and operation (which can also make it confusing).
In the city that never sleeps, it also means the subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Today's subway system is the result of the merger and integration of three separate subway systems.
The routes of the two original systems are numbered (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.) while the routes of the last system, constructed in
the 1940s, are lettered (e.g., A, C, E, etc.). Transferring between various subway routes can be done at major stations.
With minor exceptions you can reverse your direction of travel at any station without paying another fare as long as you do
not exit the subway station. Entrance to the subway (and fare payment on most buses) is done by purchasing a MetroCard.
The current cost of a subway ride is a flat-rate $2.75 (i.e., there are no zone, distance or time limitations on travel).
http://web.mta.info/metrocard/mcgtreng.htm
Subway System Tips, Tricks and Traps
NOTE: If you get a "Swipe Again" error message as you swipe your MetroCard at a subway turnstile entrance, stay at that
turnstile until the card works; moving to another turnstile may result duplicate payment. The same MetroCard can be used
to pay for up to three (3) fares at the same time. Unlimited travel MetroCards can only be used to pay for another fare at the
same station after an 18 minute waiting period.
New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority Trip Planner - http://m.mta.info/mt/www.mta.info?un_jtt_v_home=trip_planner
New York City Subway Map - http://web.mta.info/maps/submap.html
New York City Manhattan Bus Route Map - http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf