metsfan Posted March 10, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 10, 2010 What can we do to help stave off these doomsday service cuts and fare increases? What can be done? Do we all have to march on trenton to get the people in power to raise the gas tax? Seriously, this scenario is basically turning NJT into amtrak in terms of fares. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted March 10, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 10, 2010 What can we do to help stave off these doomsday service cuts and fare increases? What can be done? Do we all have to march on trenton to get the people in power to raise the gas tax? Seriously, this scenario is basically turning NJT into amtrak in terms of fares. - A From what I've been reading, NJT got bailed out. So no doomsday. Just keep doing whatcha doin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 10, 2010 No, those funds were for projects, not operating budget. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted March 10, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2010 Well, how dire is (NJT) situation? I know about the $300 Million shortfall, but are they in the same boat as their c(MTA)unterpart across the river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted March 11, 2010 25 percent fare hikes across the system, lots of bus service reduced or eliminated, light rail service intervals 30 minutes vs 20, RiverLINE having late service cut back to burlington. I am unsure about contracted carriers (Coach usa, Mertz, Academy etc), but it likely won't be good either. Rail service is going to see the elimination of the off peak round trip option, one way tickets only. On board purchase will make a $15.75 pre-purchase ride to/from newark penn a 28 dollar affair. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhrrwtby Posted March 12, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 12, 2010 25 percent fare hikes across the system, lots of bus service reduced or eliminated, light rail service intervals 30 minutes vs 20, RiverLINE having late service cut back to burlington. I am unsure about contracted carriers (Coach usa, Mertz, Academy etc), but it likely won't be good either. Rail service is going to see the elimination of the off peak round trip option, one way tickets only. On board purchase will make a $15.75 pre-purchase ride to/from newark penn a 28 dollar affair. - A Find 29,999 like-minded people and each of you contribute $10,000 of your savings to (NJT). Why not, if you really want to prevent the cuts. The State of NJ is billions in the hole and is required by law to balance its budget. Any money given to transit must be borrowed or taken from somewhere else. Raising taxes during a recession makes zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQPine Posted March 13, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2010 I think its absolutely ridiculous asking transit riders to pay 25% more while refusing to hike the state's very low gas tax. Christie pissed off too many people with this, and I smell roast pork if he doesn't come up with a compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQPine Posted March 13, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2010 25 percent fare hikes across the system, lots of bus service reduced or eliminated, light rail service intervals 30 minutes vs 20, RiverLINE having late service cut back to burlington. I am unsure about contracted carriers (Coach usa, Mertz, Academy etc), but it likely won't be good either. Rail service is going to see the elimination of the off peak round trip option, one way tickets only. On board purchase will make a $15.75 pre-purchase ride to/from newark penn a 28 dollar affair. - A Imagine, a trip from Toms River to NY and back will cost $40! The fares will be on par with Hampton Jitney! People will start driving to NY instead. This is going to be a disaster. I cannot imagine this going through. If it does, NJT is gonna be so bad even LI Bus looks great.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted March 13, 2010 It will be bad if some sort of compromise isn't reached. As far as raising taxes in a recession, you cannot recover from a recession unless you spend, if it means raising taxes to have money to do the spending, that's what needs to be done. The only thing that ended the great depression was ww2, since we don't have, and don't want ww3, gotta raise taxes. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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