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mmmmyah t1_irhhe6s wrote

You have the following options in increasing order of time and effort needed and effectiveness:

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  1. Fill in their surveys https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=JUpIxNjQ0EqRaqiJtqp6AmqapyVT6ahPmia0xUrot9ZUNEFaNTVZQUo2U1BWRFBQOEw1SEtKRUhGNSQlQCN0PWcu
  2. Fill in their issues contact form: https://www.panynj.gov/content/forms/af/port-authority/contact-us.html
  3. Reach out to the PATH riders council: email PATHcommunity@panynj.gov and https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/community-events.html
  4. Reach out directly to PATH executives
  5. Reach out to your city council members and representatives / senators
  6. Attend the Port Authority Board of Governors meeting - you have to be well prepared for this, create slides/print outs and the session will be videotaped as well as covered by the press. The board is appointed by the NJ and NY governors. I have done this once.
  7. Engage with press/journalists again with documentation of steps 1-6 if they don't bear fruit.
  8. If you have more time and money (gofundme?) then arrange for lobbyists who will go to bat for you and perform these steps on your behalf - this is how corporations get the government to do things in their favor - they hire professional lobbyists.

I will note that the online emails/reddit posts/tweets are rarely as effective as going there in person (with others if possible) and making your case in person.

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