Stop NJ Transit Fare Hike

1. Sign the online petition imploring public officials to engage in more reasonable and bearable measures to address NJ Transit’s budget shortfall.
2. Attend a public hearing on the planned fare increases, which will take place on Thursday, March 25, through Saturday, March 27, throughout the state. The NJ Transit website states that “no final decisions” on the fare increases have been made and that “views on the proposals, as expressed at public hearings and/or information sessions will be presented to the NJ Transit Board of Directors prior to a final decision in these matters.”
3. Write letters to public officials who can leverage their power to stop fare increases. Click on these links to write to each of the concerned parties: NJ Transit, NJ Governor Chris Christie, NJ State Senators and Assembly Members, federal Congresspersons, and federal Senators in NJ, NY, PA, and CT.
4. Share your story about what the fare hikes will mean to you, your family, and your community on this site by emailing your testimonial to us. After we collect several of these, we will publish them on this website.
5. Download, print, and distribute flyers about the planned transit fare hikes to fellow transit riders and allies. Click here for a flyer to post (e.g., in a bus shelter), and click here for a flyer to distribute (e.g., to people who ride the same train as you).
6. Support the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a non-profit organization dedicated to transportation policy advocacy on behalf of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

We petition NJ officials across all levels of government to stop these planned fare hikes. These drastic increases go against NJ Transit’s mission “to provide safe, reliable, convenient and cost-effective transit service.” We demand that officials enact more bearable and reasonable measures to address NJ Transit’s current budget shortfall.

Help us by signing the petition.

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NJ Transit published on its website the detailed plan of service cuts and price hikes:

See if your train is canceled – here.

See if your bus service is canceled – here.

See how much more money are you going to pay – here.

What do you think of NJT’s plan? How badly are you affected?

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