New York, January 26, 2012 - Either the economic conditions have improved greatly from 2008 or there has been a mass-eschewing of the automobile for commuters crossing the Hudson River. In any event,The Port Authority’s PATH rail system announced that 76.6 million commuter trips made during the year, the highest number since the agency took ridership in 2011 since they took over operation of the system in 1962.
This follows the recent announcements by the MTA that Metro-North (82 million) and Long Island Rail Road (81 million) that commuters are coming back to ride the rails to get them where they're going within the region. It is also indicative of a national trend towards mass transit.The previous record by PATH was 74.9 million riders in 2008 - a 1.7 million difference and a 3.6 percent increase when compared to 2010.
Port Authority Chairman David Samson said in a prepared statement that, “Our multibillion-dollar commitment to transform PATH into a 21st century rail system has paid dividends. More people are taking notice of what PATH has to offer and are choosing it as their preferred mode of travel between New York and New Jersey .”
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