Report: NJ TRANSIT To Propose 9 Percent Fare Hike
WESTWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A legislative report says fare revenue for NJ TRANSIT will top $1 billion next year, but fare hikes could be on the rise.
Sources tell the Wall Street Journal the agency will propose a 9 percent fare hike along with service adjustments in the face of an $80 million budget gap
"Who's happy about it? No one's happy about it, but we understand it's still the best way to travel," one commuter told WCBS 880's Paul Murnane.
Report: NJ TRANSIT To Propose 9 Percent Fare Hike
"Yeah, well what do we get in return for it?" another said.
Some riders told CBS2 earlier this year they're already seeing a deterioration in service and questioned why they should be asked to pay more.
Among their complaints: buses and trains
are often late, officials do a poor job of communicating about delays and trains are overcrowded.
The loss of a $300 million subsidy from the Turnpike Authority is looming and replacing that could force faces up by 30 percent or more, Murnane reported.
