Advantages for the rider include faster travel time and easy interconnection with other public transport, while authorities have benefited from less highway and parking congestion, less pollution, and additional business opportunities.
Another reason for the station's presence was due to Maple GO Station's parking congestion prior to Rutherford station's opening.
It occupies many city blocks, which are blocked off from most car traffic due to the prevalence of parking congestion in the area.
The city's innovative Racks with Plaques program has increased bike racks in the downtown area and has cut down on parking congestion.
But three months out of the year, Cape May has a serious problem with parking congestion that we can't ignore any longer.
The project has moved slowly for a variety of reasons, including opposition by community groups that have expressed the fears that often surface over such a large project: concerns over parking, traffic congestion and burdens placed on local schools.
Some residents are concerned about parking congestion and the loss of tax revenue if the church is allowed to stay on permanently.
Mr. Steinbrenner complains often about the 72-year-old stadium's problems with parking, traffic congestion and crime, and says the team could make more money by leaving the Bronx.
Plans are also afoot to relieve some of the area's parking congestion by building a 700-car garage at the corner of Longview Avenue and Maple Avenue.
The bus system alleviated parking congestion on the Central Grounds and provided an alternative to individual car usage.