New Jersey Transit commuters had another chance to testify about proposed fare hikes, this time at a public hearing Tuesday. The fares are being increased in an attempt to address NJ Transit’s looming $900 million-plus fiscal cliff.
A 15% fare increase has been proposed to take effect in July, with 3% annual increases after that. The hearing was held at Passaic County Community College.
Avelino Nazario, a member of Make the Road New Jersey and an NJ Transit commuter, said, “I am here today with all my fellow bus riders to ask that you stop fare hikes and instead call on Governor Murphy to fully restore the corporate business tax.”
Joshua Marmol, a student at Passaic County Community College, said, “If they increase the price, then that’s going to be kind of rough for me to keep going especially [with it] going up 15%.”
