NJ Transit considering fare hike, service cuts
No details yet on possible hike, divulged by Christie administration in budget document
TRENTON – Commuters beware: New Jersey Transit is considering a fare hike and service cuts.
Documents supporting Gov. Chris Christie’s budget plan say NJ Transit “is currently evaluating a range of savings and revenue-generating options that may include the first fare adjustment since May of 2010.”
There’s no detail yet available on the size or timing of a potential fare increase. In 2010, rail and commuter bus fares increased by 25 percent, while light-rail and local bus fares went up 10 percent.
“We are developing options for the governor’s consideration to help us close a budget gap and will be putting everything on the table, including fare and service adjustments,” said NJ Transit spokesman William Smith. “Right now we are working with the state budget numbers as we develop and finalize our own operating plan for the fiscal year.”
Budget documents say the transit agency needs additional funds to meet its operating needs and specifically cite increasing premiums for employee health plans as one of those costs.
Smith said the size of the budget gap has not yet been identified.
Gotta make sure those Union employees get their raises
How come nj transit allows those Spanish mini buses to siphon off all the riders on the route 4 corridor ?
Union thugs and those Spanish mini buses have ruined this beloved state right 6:13
Par for the course in NJ – crush everyone else to make the unions happy. Gasoline + toll charges combined also second highest of any state after NY, and the commuter tax breaks are going by the wayside, too. More and more out of private citizens pockets to pay for unsustainable and overly generous public worker pension and healthcare benefits.