NJ: Christie's Transit Chief Slams Proposed PATH Cuts, Says Service Should Be Extended

Gov. Christie's head of transportation said Monday he is against any cutbacks in PATH service between New Jersey and Manhattan, opposing a report commissioned by his boss and Gov. Cuomo that suggested eliminating overnight service to save the Port Authority millions of dollars each year.

"This is not the way I would save money," Jamie Fox, who once served as deputy executive director of the Port Authority, told a meeting of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. "Mass transit is the future of this state."

In a report commissioned by Christie and Cuomo, the Port Authority last month suggested terminating PATH service between 1 and 5 a.m. on weeknights and possibly on weekends due to low ridership at those times ...

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