ACTION ALERT!

Fed up with 20-40 minute waits for PATH trains? The Port Authority seeks public input for their 2025 budget by December 12th.

We’re calling for 5-minute off-peak PATH train frequency, extending the PATH to Newark Airport, and better service for all!

Take 2 minutes today and write a short letter using our convenient letter-writing system!

Speak at Board Meeting Dec 12

Even better — the Port Authority votes on their 2025 Budget at their December 12th board meeting. Speak in person or send a short recorded message and have your voice heard.

Did you miss last week’s public input hearings? Watch the recordings here.

The board meeting is on:

  • Thursday December 12, 1PM

Buses stuck in traffic entering the Lincoln Tunnel. By extending the hours of the dedicated Express Bus Lanes on weekends and off-peak, more people can travel quickly into Manhattan while reducing traffic congestion overall.

Background

 In recent years the Port Authority has made commendable capital investments into improving the PATH, including new trains, critical maintenance, and a new digital payments system.  But despite ridership returning to pre-pandemic levels, the PATH is not meeting the broader region's transportation needs. We’re asking for two key improvements:

1. Frequent Off-Peak Service

The PATH runs every 20-40 minutes on weekends, weeknights and midday weekdays, despite ridership returning to pre-pandemic levels. This creates dangerous overcrowding on stations, delays and missed connections for riders.

The PATH should run every 5 minutes off-peak. This is feasible, as it runs every 2 minutes in rush hour.

2. Extend to Newark Airport

The Port Authority’s proposed $3.5B AirTrain is far over budget and does not provide the service our region needs.  The PATH ends 3 miles from EWR, and riders must still transfer to NJ Transit and the AirTrain to reach the airport.  

The PATH should extend directly to Newark Airport for a fast, direct, affordable one-seat ride for travelers, airport workers and Newark residents, to reduce reliance on taxis and automobiles, and to reduce congestion at Newark Airport. An extension to the airport would also provide much better transit access for residents and workers in South Newark traveling to New York and Jersey City and to the airport.

In addition to these two core improvements, we also ask for:

- Extending the Lincoln Tunnel Express Bus Lanes (XBL) to 24/7 operation, and

- Developing comprehensive transit alternatives in preparation for congestion pricing