Palmer also said the line should run to the state house. Not extending the line into the downtown area will leave out the thousands of workers who travel to Trenton, say officials. NJTransit proposes a bus meet the light rail line and take people downtown, but officials say NJT studies show people won't make the transfer.

Officials also advocated for a stop at Hamilton Ave., near a planned sports complex. Burlington freeholders have passed a resolution supporting that measure.

Officials are pushing for the changes before NJTransit's January deadline for design revisions arrives. Officials hope construction will start in the middle of next year and be done in 2001. Trenton Times