at the stadium. NJ Transit stated that daily rail service could be added "once the rail system is resilient enough that doing so won't adversely affect NJ Transit commuters." Multi-modal service is provided by NY Waterway, which provides a package service consisting of ferry service from Manhattan to Weehawken Port Imperial in Weehawken, followed by a bus for the remaining 6.5 miles to the mall. Passengers can also take the bus without a ferry connection. Private transport Motorists traveling to the location are accommodated with a 33,000-space parking lot. American Dream initially announced plans to charge for daily parking, but changed this, charging patrons only when events were held at MetLife Stadium. By August 2021, this was amended again to make parking free for the first hour, after which motorists would be charged $3.00 USD. As of 2022, parking is free for the first 30 minutes and costs $5.00 for any additional time. In April 2019 it was reported American Dream planned to run a fleet of several helicopters to offer luxury transportation for wealthy international tourists and residents from a helipad to be located on the roof of the mall's Saks Fifth Avenue store, one of three located on the property by the time it opened that October. That month, NorthJersey.com reported the mall had purchased three helicopters in May, plus four automoblies—two Rolls-Royces and two Bentleys—to transport customers from Manhattan and the Hamptons. American Dream would also employ a Rolls-Royce golf cart to move VIP guests throughout the property. The amenity made American Dream one of the region's first retail centers to offer such an accomodation to shoppers wishing to avoid traffic. Criticism Opposition to the idea of building a permanent shopping center within the Meadowlands Sports Complex centered on traffic and environmental concerns. The project is being built on state-owned land, as the NJSEA is a state agency, and $81.3 million was spent on transportation improvements such as new off and on ramps and a train station at the Sports Complex. Some have also called the mall a "colossal real estate nightmare", and "perhaps the worst retail failure ever". The project was also criticized by environmentalists who issued a complaint on July 10, 2012, that draft permits approved by the Army Corps of Engineers would allow five more acres of wetlands to be destroyed for the project, which had already filled in more than seven. Jeff Tittel,