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NJ Transit board approves 15 percent fare hike set to start this summer

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On Wednesday, the New Jersey Transit Board unanimously voted to approve a 15 percent fare hike for transit riders.

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News12

NJ Transit approves 15% fare increase to start this summer

Officials said the alternative to the yes vote would have been a cut in service.

24 days ago

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PIX 11

NJ Transit board unanimously approves 15% fare hike

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – An NJ Transit board has approved a 15% fare hike on Wednesday in an effort to ease its financial deficit. Fares will be raised starting on July 1 and will increase by 3% each summer after that. The agency cited the COVID-19 pandemic and a dip in ridership that cost it $2 billion in revenue. The agency has reduced costs by $44 million and identified another $52 million in savings, but said it does not cover the deficit the ag…

24 days ago·New York, United States

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NBC New York

NJ Transit board to vote on 15% fare hike, slated to start weeks after congestion pricing

NJ Transit’s board will convene Wednesday to vote on what would be its first fare hike in nearly a decade, a 15% proposed increase that would take effect on the heels of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing tolls, if all goes according to plan. The proposal, initially released in late January, comes after the agency’s preliminary estimates for Fiscal...

24 days ago·New York, United States

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NBC Philadelphia

In first fare hike in a decade, NJ Transit hikes fares by 15%

New Jersey Transit’s board of directors has unanimously approved a 15% fare increase for bus and train riders. It's the first time its rates will rise in nearly 10 years.

24 days ago·Philadelphia, United States

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