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Just an FYI, according to Wikipedia since I can't find this info anywhere else at the moment...path will be more expensive than the nyc subway.
As of October 1, 2014, a single PATH ride will rise to $2.75; two-trip tickets will be $5.50; 10-trip, $21; 20-trip, $42; 40-trip, $84 ($2.10 per trip); a seven-day unlimited, $29; and a 30-day unlimited, $89.
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fck no it didn't, my trip took an extra 20. I know this because I punched in at 10:16, when my train on Sunday normally gets me there at 9:57 (:55 plus 2 minutes to walk through the door and clock in).
Also, I fkn love the stupidity the PA does Quote: with additional trains operating between Hoboken and 33rd Street in both directions NO ONE NEEDS EXTRA TRAINS FROM HOBOKEN TO 33RD AT ANY TIME, MUCH LESS ON A CROWDED WEEKEND, YOU IMBECILES
Posted on: 2014/7/18 19:50
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They did this last Sunday too. It probably added another 5 minutes to the ride? They also ran at least one outbound train direct to Hoboken only, with no explanation. We had to change to a JSQ train (which, of course, ALSO stopped in Hoboken).
Posted on: 2014/7/18 15:43
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From: alerts@paalerts.com [mailto:alerts@paalerts.com]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: PATHAlert SUN 7/20: 33-JSQ(HOB)stopping in EXPL for turnaround due to single tracking at Grove St. EXPL will remain closed. Allow extra time. What a mess coming up Sunday. PATH will go from JSQ and Grove to Exchange Place but you can't get out to take the ferry. Then it will go to Newport, then Hoboken, then finally to Manhattan. Lovely.
Posted on: 2014/7/18 14:59
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sorry about the double post. my phone sucks. tried to delete it, too, but what a shock. webmaster, if you don't mind...
Posted on: 2014/6/23 1:20
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Yet another episode of who's line is it anyway, featuring the pa.
Where the schedules don't matter because the excuses are made up! Don't bother using the posted schedules today. According to the conductor and flunkie on the phone, the schedules aren't accurate today due to *spins the wheel* construction! The scheduled 9:34 departed at 9:29. The only slight saving grace was the scheduled 10:09 came at 9:41. Leave yourselves a good 15 minutes extra today folks. Who knows what the #OOPS# they're doing today
Posted on: 2014/6/22 16:00
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Yet another episode of who's line is it anyway, featuring the pa.
Where the schedules don't matter because the excuses are made up! Don't bother using the posted schedules today. According to the conductor and flunkie on the phone, the schedules aren't accurate today due to *spins the wheel* construction! The scheduled 9:34 departed at 9:29. The only slight saving grace was the scheduled 10:09 came at 9:41. Leave yourselves a good 15 minutes extra today folks. Who knows what the #OOPS# they're doing today
Posted on: 2014/6/22 13:54
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This isn't new, the PA has held some kind of riders forum for years. It's basically a useless PR move where they pretend to care but don't take any suggestions seriously. People have already told the PATH execs we only want one real thing, bypass the Hoboken stop on weekends (and now nights). They don't care. At one of the community meetings about the WTC closure, there actually was a decision maker in attendance. Many people raised this Hoboken issue. He dismissed this by saying something to the effect of Hoboken is the center of our area and their data indicates lots of riders want to go there. We said listen to everyone in this room, that isn't true and JC wants to skip Hoboken. He ignored it. So I'd only sign up for this latest PR "rider council" if you like getting smoke blown up your ass.
Posted on: 2014/6/10 15:08
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PATH Riders' Council (PRC)
As part of our initiative to enhance public outreach, PATH is pleased to announce a new program, the PATH Riders? Council (PRC) to garner feedback from riders and improve customer service. PRC is being formed to ensure PATH riders have a voice in system design and operations decision-making. The PRC will consist of up to 21 volunteer positions with a cross section of riders from different geographical locations and demographics representing the PATH service area. The inaugural PRC convening will be held in July of 2014. PRC members will meet six times a year for the one-year pilot and will have the ability to call special meetings and form working groups, as needed. The pilot period will allow time for the council members to provide formal recommendations on the new council?s structure and function. PATH is now accepting applications to serve as a PRC member for the pilot year. Click here to see if you are eligible to apply and/or download an application. Riders may apply online to be a PRC member. Applications can be submitted online, mailed in, faxed in, or dropped off in person. PRC applications must be received by 8PM on Friday, June 20, 2014. http://www.panynj.gov/path/prc.html
Posted on: 2014/6/10 14:47
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PATH Education Series (PES)
PATH has developed a new initiative to increase educational outreach in the communities we serve via the PATH Education Series (PES). PES sessions are offered in the evenings at 6:30 p.m. Session are expected to run no longer than 90 minutes and will include a 30-minute question and answer period. Register to attend the next PATH Education Series. PATH Education Series (PES) Session 1: Super Storm Sandy Rehabilitation Overview of damage, recovery, and restoration progress from Hurricane Sandy. Deputy Director Session 2: Utilizing Technology for Safety Gain an understanding of the urgency for weekend signal work that will improve safety and system operations. TBD Session 3: Trends & Fare Collection Learn practical information about fare discounts, the automated fare system (SmartLink), and alternate methods of payment (MTA card, gray card). A statistical overview of how fare products are utilized will also be provided. TBD Session 4: Customer Service & Public Outreach Learn about the various resources provided by PATH for way-finding and customer help. Also, learn about the public outreach programs being offered and how your feedback and participation could help improve our system. TBD http://www.panynj.gov/path/pes.html
Posted on: 2014/6/10 14:45
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agreed. but he was already near the top of the stairs, and there was no train coming that anyone had to rush to. loudmouth just turned a minor annoyance into a major scene, and for what?
Posted on: 2014/6/10 2:55
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When exiting a crowded train, I usually just wait 30 seconds on the platform for the crowds to rumble up the stairs. Once they clear out, I walk up stress free. It's worth the half minute in my eyes.
Posted on: 2014/6/9 16:04
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you're right but the cyclist is entitled to walking down the staircase just as much as passengers are entitled to walk up it. If there are better rules or signage indicating which stairs to be used for up and down, it would simplify things a lot more.
Having lived in Tokyo, the subway crowds are horrendous. However, there are signs with arrows up and down on staircases and marked lines that help control traffic flow. No one crosses the line - i've been there when a complete staircase is empty coming down and everyone is walking on the up staircase because no one wants to cross the downstaircase line. At least there, people follow rules.
Posted on: 2014/6/9 15:30
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Couldn't the cyclist just "wait a goddamned minute and let the platform empty" before obstructing the steps by going up the wrong side with his/her bike?
Posted on: 2014/6/9 15:21
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perhaps he needed to catch a train coming in going the other way.
mind you not waiting the 5 steps was stupid, but it also wasn't necessarily without reason.
Posted on: 2014/6/9 1:39
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A humble request:
When a packed train lets out at Grove, and another train isn't on the horizon, could the people at the top of the stairs just wait a goddamned minute and let the platform empty instead of pushing your way down the staircase? Yes I know, technically, the right side of the stairs belongs to you, lone guy heading to the platform. But there's nothing waiting for you down there besides several hundred people trying to get up. Today, a man carrying a bike headed up the left staircase. A fat loudmouth saw him walking up - he was only about five stairs from the top - and then began descending anyway, blocking the cyclist's way, shouting "get on the right side!" and generally being an obnoxious asshole just for the sake of being one. Loudmouth then started a shoving match with the cyclist on a packed staircase, and for what reason? He didn't get to the platform any more quickly. He just made a frustrating moment volatile, because he was "in the right." Well, who cares if you're "right." Don't be an asshole. Riding the PATH is stressful enough without this. (And from where I was standing, walking up the left staircase was the courteous thing for the cyclist to do, as it kept his bike from knocking into anyone else going up.) end rant.
Posted on: 2014/6/8 23:09
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ConstantReader: you hit the nail on the head! It seems as though the whole Hoboken thing needs to be addressed. There are more people that take the JSQ/NWK trains and so to meet demand, those trains should be more frequent. Even when the trains are at their normal weekend schedule, Hoboken should have their own trains running less frequently. The way the trains are set up currently makes no sense!
Posted on: 2014/5/27 14:17
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Late Sunday night, I waited 30 minutes at 14th St. for the PATH (11:45pm-12:15am). There were at least 100 people also on the platform.
When the train finally arrived, it was packed, so not everyone could get on--and the same thing happened at 9th and Christopher. So many people had to wait another 30 minutes for a train. Does it really have to be this way, PATH? If you're going to have only ONE train serving Jersey City and Hoboken on weekend nights--instead of the THREE different trains that run during the week--perhaps it would be a good idea to run trains more frequently? Would it absolutely destroy the budget to have trains run at 20-minute intervals instead of 30? Or perhaps have separate trains to Hoboken while the WTC line is closed? Just asking.
Posted on: 2014/5/27 14:09
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Is black on white crime rising? This in the wake of an elderly Chinese man just beaten to death in a random act of senseless violence in the East Village by a young person of color? This received very little press as I am sure this knock-out incident will too. So when a basketball team owner (who's about 106 years old) says something negative about "black people" we should crucifiy him every day in the press for about a month or two? Do we treat hate crimes equally or does it depend who the victim is?
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Posted on: 2014/5/23 22:51
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This is their best answer one week later about all escalators going the same direction.
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From: PATH Community <PATHCommunity@panynj.gov>
To: xxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 1:41 PM
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Hi xxxxxxxx
Thanks for reaching out. We?re sorry for the inconvenience you experienced with the vertical transportation. All units at Exchange Place are back in service. For updates on status, you can visit this page on our website: http://www.panynj.gov/path/elevator-and-escalator-status.html
Sincerely,
Chris (Christie?)
PATH Customer Service
Posted on: 2014/2/21 0:56
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2/13/2014 11:15:04 AM
Train service from NWK-JSQ is currently suspended due to a car equipment problem. 2/13/2014 11:00:13 AM Due to a car equipment problem, service on the NWK-WTC line is operating with over a 30 min delay. 2/13/2014 9:51:19 AM Due to a car equipment problem, service on the NWK-WTC line is suspended.
Posted on: 2014/2/13 16:32
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I reported it. But the more people the better.
http://www.panynj.gov/path/contact.html http://www.panynj.gov/feedback/ https://twitter.com/PATHTrain
Posted on: 2014/2/12 19:13
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Has anyone reported this recent stupidity? The Port Authority remain tools.
Posted on: 2014/2/12 19:10
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Agree with you totally. There were two escalators running. Why were they both going down? Can't one be changed to go up? Also, there's always one broken escalator. And the doors don't close properly on the other one. It's like a third world station.
Correction: even third world stations are better.
Posted on: 2014/2/12 15:28
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Last night at 6pm at Exchange Place, the elevator was crowded and there were no up escalators. There was two down escalators. There were more people trying to walk up the steps than people using the escalators coming down.
This morning at 9:15 at Exchange Place, there were no elevators working, and there were no down escalators. Again, there were more people trying to walk down the stairs than people using the escalators coming up. There was nobody in charge at the station. Who makes these decisions?
Posted on: 2014/2/12 15:11
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Interesting article regarding something often touched upon in this thread... the Port Authority ceding control of the PATH, among other things:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2 ... _disaster_disband_it.html
Posted on: 2014/1/16 0:07
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For those interested, they have Super Bowl SmartLink Card dispensers at 33rd for a $5 bill, or $24 cash for a card preloaded with 10 trips. I walked away empty handed since I didn't have a fiver and forgot about this rule since it's been years since I purchased a SmartLink Card.
Posted on: 2014/1/15 16:16
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It's complicated. PATH used to stop at 34th, but the station was pushed a block south for construction of the Herald Square station at some point in the 30s/40s when the Sixth and Eighth Ave lines were built. The #6 stops at 33rd because station construction was blocked by the trolley tunnel that runs under Park from 34th to Grand Central, now used as a vehicular tunnel. Next time you're at 33rd on the #6, look at the express tracks. They sink very low beginning at that station to go underneath the tunnel.
Posted on: 2014/1/14 20:23
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Interesting. I've always wondered why the #6 stops at 33rd St., instead of 34th, like all the other lines. I wonder if there is a connection.
Posted on: 2014/1/14 20:08
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