it's bizarre to me that they went to all that expense to make that Marin/Columbus entrance, and didn't bother making it accessible. more brilliant planning from the Port Authority.

Federal judge orders Port Authority to make Grove Street PATH station handicapped-accessible

Published: Thursday, September 08, 2011, 2:31 PM Updated: Thursday, September 08, 2011, 4:03 PM
By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal

A federal judge has ordered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to make the Grove Street PATH station entrance on Marin Boulevard and Christopher Columbus Drive handicapped-accessible.

Judge Stanley R. Chesler found that the Port Authority has "technically feasible" proposals to make the entrance compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and ordered it to do so.

The multi-leveled station has no elevators, ramps or lifts, making it inaccessible for riders in wheelchairs.

The suit, brought by two nonprofits representing the disabled, stems from construction on the entrance that commenced in 2002.

"The court notes that the original impetus for this construction, increased ridership on the PATH system, is all the more reason to accommodate disabled and able-bodied persons alike," the judge wrote in his Sept. 6 opinion.

In a statement, Robert B. Stulberg, representing the plaintiffs, expressed gratitude that the court "hastened the day when the disabled will finally be able to use" the PATH station on Grove Street.

Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico declined to comment, citing continued litigation.


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