Louis J. Gambaccini (May 6, 1931 – August 19, 2018) was an American government official who spent his career in the area of

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. He was a graduate of the University of Connecticut and received a masters in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at

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. He spent 32 years at the

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, including 12 as vice president and general manager of the Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) rail system and as Assistant Executive Director. In these roles, he started two multi-agency coalitions, TransitCenter and Transcom. A resident of Ridgewood, New Jersey, he was nominated by Governor Brendan Byrne in 1978 to serve as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation. He held that post until the end of the Byrne administration in 1982. Gambaccini later served eight years as the General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). He served as chair of the American Public Transportation Association from 1992 to 1993. In 1998, he established the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and was a senior fellow emeritus at that institution. He was born May 6, 1931, and died at the age of 87 on August 19, 2018, at his home in the Skillman section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey.Tate, Curtis
"Louis Gambaccini, former NJDOT chief and NJ Transit's first chairman, dies at 87"
'' The Record'', August 20, 2018. Accessed April 10, 2023. "Louis Gambaccini, a former state transportation commissioner and the first chairman of NJ Transit's board, died at his home in Skillman on Sunday, the agency announced Monday. He was 87."

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1931 births 2018 deaths New Jersey Commissioners of Transportation People from Montgomery Township, New Jersey People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Rutgers University people Syracuse University alumni University of Connecticut alumni Port Authority of New York and New Jersey people {{NewJersey-politician-stub

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