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Posted 06 March 2015 - 12:47 PM

Newark, NJ Star-Ledger, 3/4/15:

 


Brace yourself for NJ Transit fare hike of more than 25%, transit advocate warns

 

NJ Transit commuters should brace themselves for possible fare hikes of 25 percent or more in addition to service cuts, a transit advocate warns, as the agency struggles to close an $80 million budget gap.

 

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 12:49 PM

Second Avenue Sagas, 3/5/15:


A looming fare hike highlights NJ Transit’s problems

 

Although this site is largely focused on New York City transit, it’s hard to ignore New Jersey’s impact on the region. I don’t quite follow the daily ins and outs of New Jersey’s transportation scene as I do New York’s as that is a frustratingly Sisyphean, but as the state with the fifth greatest number of unlinked transit trips in the nation — and one that feeds directly into New York City — we can’t just ignore it under a more transit-friendly administration is in place. These days, we’re talking fare hikes.

 

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