March 31, 2014 Carmen Bianco President MTA New York City Transit 2 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Dear Mr. Bianco: We are writing to request your support of Subway NY NJ, a proposal by Hoboken resident Stewart Mader to return New Jersey to the New York City Subway Map and prominently display PATH lines for a more complete map of rail rapid transit in the urban core of New York. Specifically, the Subway NY NJ project proposes the following changes to the New York City Subway map: 1. Display PATH as a Rapid Transit Service - Show PATH lines using a solid line visually similar to New York City Subway lines. Include PATH logo to identify the line. Replace current blue squares representing World Trade Center, Christopher St, 9th St, 14th St, 23rd St, and 33rd St stations with markers and labels that match the visual style of New York City Subway stations. In Subway Map Key, add PATH logo and the following information: "Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) service is operated by the Port Authority of NY & NJ: Visit panynj.gov/path for more information." 2. Include Hudson Waterfront and Stations - There is room within the current boundaries of the Subway Map to include the Hudson Waterfront and four of the seven PATH stations in New Jersey. Add geographical representation of Hudson Waterfront to left edge of map and include labels for Jersey City and Hoboken, waterfront cities with PATH stations. Add markers and labels to represent stations at Exchange Place, Grove Street, Hoboken, and Newport. Add an arrow to indicate that service continues off map to Journal Square, Harrison, and Newark. 3. Display Updated Subway Map on Both Systems - Display updated map on all New York City Subway trains as well as PATH Trains. This will give riders on both systems a more complete picture of rail rapid transit, including service under the Hudson River. Transit maps like the New York City Subway Map are more than just tools; they become cultural assets that frame how people see the city. Over 5 million people ride the subway on weekdays, and NYC received over 58 million visitors in 2012, which means the subway map is one of the most widely recognized visualizations of New York City. Including PATH on the Subway Map in a manner that better reflects its role as New York's "second subway" improves knowledge of cross-Hudson rapid transit among the largest audience of transit riders in the New York area, supports greater transit use and economic activity on both sides of the Hudson, and acknowledges the economic, cultural, and geographic ties between Manhattan and the area of Hudson County that has been described as New York City's "sixth borough." Full details of the Subway NY NJ proposal, including a mockup of the proposed map, are available at subwaynynj.com. Mr. Mader, the proposal's author, may be reached by phone: 347-439-8300 and email: slmader@icloud.com. Thank you for your consideration of this proposal. Very truly yours, Steven Fulop Mayor, City of Jersey City Dawn Zimmer Mayor, City of Hoboken CC: Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Deputy Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Stephen Kingsberry, Director/General Manager, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority