The Port Authority is investing $1 billion in PATH improvements due to overcrowding.
Let it be known that everyone that stated that development should wait for infrastructure improvements have it wrong. Development has to push the system to a critical mass, then the funds come flowing to improve it. It's the sad reality of infrastructure planning in America today.
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September 2012 Avg. Weekday Ridership
Christopher Street 4,709
9th Street 5,331
14th Street 9,509
23rd Street 8,747
33rd Street 36,341
WTC 52,339
Newark 32,228
Harrison 7,757
Journal Square 28,477
Grove Street 16,597
Exchange Place 17,091
Pavonia/ Newport 19,467
Hoboken 28,888
Total 267,480
September 2019 Avg. Weekday Ridership
Christopher Street 5,567
9th Street 5,738
14th Street 9,695
23rd Street 10,325
33rd Street 36,206
WTC 66,577
Newark 31,976
Harrison 9,754
Journal Square 29,541
Grove Street 23,338
Exchange Place 18,658
Pavonia/ Newport 20,037
Hoboken 31,106
Total 298,519
Percent Change in Ridership from September 2012 to September 2019
Christopher Street 18.22%
9th Street 7.63%
14th Street 1.96%
23rd Street 18.04%
33rd Street -0.37%
WTC 27.20%
Newark -0.78%
Harrison 25.74%
Journal Square 3.74%
Grove Street 40.62%
Exchange Place 9.17%
Pavonia/ Newport 2.93%
Hoboken 7.68%
Total 11.60%
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Highlights in Station avg. daily ridership growth
Top 5
Grove Street 40.62%
WTC 27.20%
Harrison 25.74%
Christopher Street 18.22%
23rd Street 18.04%
Bottom 5
Newark -0.78%
33rd Street -0.37%
Pavonia/ Newport 2.93%
Journal Square 3.74%
Hoboken 7.68%
Wow at the growth at Grove and Harrison Stations! This trend should continue as thousands of new housing units are built. I'm surprised at the loss of ridership at Newark. My guess is because people are electing to take New Jersey Transit as an alternative. The drop at 33rd also seems odd, but it supports the NJ Transit theory since the 33rd Street station is in the same vicinity as Penn Station. Journal Square's ridership growth should really start to take off soon, but I'm surprised it hasn't grown more in the past 7 years given all the growth in rental developments in the area. There are literally thousands of units under construction within a 15 minute walk to Journal Square station.