A New York-bound NJ Transit Northeast Corridor train arrives at Princeton Junction, N.J., in August 2019. New Jersey’s governor says there will be no NJ Transit fare increase in his new budget.
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KEARNEY, N.J. — NJ Transit will not increase fares in 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday, marking the third year under Murphy and fifth overall without a price hike.
NorthJersey.com reports that Murphy, speaking at a ceremony for a graduating class for NJ Transit railroad engineers, said he was making a commitment that the budget he will introduce next month will not include an increase for commuters ‘”who already pay some of the highest fares in the country.”
Seven engineers were part of the graduating class, the fourth in a year to address NJ Transit’s ongoing operator shortage.
Of course you won’t raise fares. You’ll just make those who don’t use the system, and will probably never use the system, pay more for a service they don’t receive. Take a look at the outflow of residents from your state governor and you might change your mind.
I thought it was a transportation service.
businesses that cannot raise prices to cover costs and pay for improvements will go out of business. Oh wait this is government.
Andrew Chandler,
There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and that includes running businesses without raising prices all the time.