being championed by the Staten Island Economic Development Corp. (SIEDC). According to a news story aired on NY1 on March 8, 2007, many Staten Island residents endure very long commutes into Manhattan, and the West Shore Light Rail project would lessen this for many commuters. Beginning at the South Shore, probably near a park-and-ride in Pleasant Plains , the proposed line would run along the western shore of Staten Island. It would cross into Bayonne , New Jersey , and go over the Bayonne Bridge to connect to Hudson-Bergen Light Rail .

In speaking FOR the need of improvement of light rail from Staten Island to Manhattan, it is an understandable transit development given the fact you are speaking of one state and several high-density boroughs involved which someResearch and
Development/Intelligence operation responsible directly
only to the President of the United States. Operations of
the project are carried out under control of the Majestic-12
(MAJIC) Group which was established by special classified
executive order of President Truman on 24 September, 1947,
upon recommendation by Dr. Vannevar Bush and Secretary James
Forrestal. (See Attachment "A".) Members of the majestic-12
Group were designated as follows:
Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Secy. James V. Forrestal
Gen. Nathan F. Twining
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Dr. Detlev Bronk
Dr. Jerome Hunsaker
Mr. Sidney W. Souers
Mr. Gordon Gray
Dr. Donald Menzel
Gen. Robert M. Montague
Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner
The death of Secretary Forrestal on 22 May, 1949, created a
vacancy which remained unfilled until 01 August, 1950, upon
which date Gen. Walter B. Smith was designated as permanent
replacement.
TOP SECRET -EYES ONLY-
On 24 June, 1947, a civilian pilot, flying over the Cascade
Mountains