GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES NATIONAL SEARCH FOR NJ TRANSIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that he will conduct a national search for the next executive director of NJ Transit.
The Governor named former Governor James Florio to head a seven-member search committee to find the successor for George Warrington who announced last week he was stepping down from the post at the end of March. Governor Corzine said he expected the process to conclude expeditiously so as to allow a smooth transition.

“George Warrington has been a formidable asset and professional while leading NJ Transit to a new level of efficiency and effectiveness,� said Governor Corzine. “I have asked the search committee to find a successor who will sustain and expand NJ Transit and its mission to provide safe, reliable, and high quality mass transit service. We expect the new executive director to ensure that the Access to the Region's Core and other capacity expansion projects stay on schedule."

Florio is the senior partner of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader. The other panel members are:

• Kris Kolluri, Transportation Commissioner;
• Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey;
• Richard C. Leone, President of the Century Foundation;
• Bernadette P. McPherson, Bergen County freeholder and mayor of Rutherford;
• Martin E. Robins, Senior Fellow, Voorhees Transportation Center; and
• Bishop David G. Evans, Bethany Baptist Church in Lindenwold.

NJ Transit is New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Covering a service area of 5,325 square miles, NJ Transit is the nation's third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit, linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.

The agency operates a fleet of 2,027 buses, 711 trains and 45 light rail vehicles. On 236 bus routes and 11 rail lines statewide, NJ Transit provides nearly 223 million passenger trips each year.

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