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NJ Transit fare hike vote goes before board today
NJ Transit board members are expected to vote on what would be their first fare hike in nearly a decade. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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NJ Transit board approves 15% fare hike, first increase in nearly a decade
NJ Transit’s board convened Wednesday to vote on what would be its first fare hike in nearly a decade, a 15% increase that would take effect on the heels of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing tolls, if all goes according to plan. The transit agency’s board of directors unanimously approved the fare increase for bus, train and even...
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NJ Transit holds public hearings on first proposed fare hike in nearly a decade
The first of 10 public hearings to weigh the potential impacts of NJ Transit’s first proposed fare hike in nearly a decade is scheduled for Tuesday, on the heels of separate public hearings on Manhattan’s congestion pricing plan. The proposed NJ Transit fare increase, initially released in late January, comes after the agency’s preliminary estimates for Fiscal Year 2025...
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NJ Transit Proposing 15% Fare Increase to Start this Summer
Locals react to the NJ Transit fare hike that is planned to take place this summer. Pat Battle reporting
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NJ Transit proposes 15% fare hike — first increase in almost 10 years
NJ Transit is proposing a fare hike — the first in almost 10 years — with a number of scheduled public hearings before the proposal comes to a vote, the transportation agency announced Wednesday. The proposed increase comes after NJ Transit’s preliminary estimates for Fiscal Year 2025 found a budget deficit of $119 million. The proposed hike is to the…
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No Bull! Bovine stops NJ Transit riders in the tracks in Newark on Thursday
A loose bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station wreaked some havoc for NJ Transit riders late Thursday morning, prompting delays and chaos as crews worked to corral the animal.
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NYC ranks among top 10 worst cities to drive in, study reveals
It comes as no surprise: New York City is among the worst cities to drive in — with the worst traffic and infrastructure among the 100 largest cities in the United States, according to a recent study. WalletHub looked at the best and worst cities to drive in by comparing these 100 largest cities across 30 key metrics such as…
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Who will be exempt from NYC congestion pricing?
So how much exactly will drivers have to pay when congestion pricing begins? News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.
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These Are the Most Hated NJ Highways, Report Says. Do You Agree?
Life is a highway. Many New Jerseyans may view this statement as a literal truth given that the Garden State has many, many highways. Some of the winding. Some of them the things that traffic nightmares are made of. While, yet others, are in perpetual need of repairs. With this in mind, NJ.com, the website for New Jersey’s largest...
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DeCamp Bus Lines to Cease Commuter Services To and From NYC
DeCamp Bus Lines, based in New Jersey, will be ceasing commuter services to and from New York City effective April 7 after failing to recapture pre-pandemic ridership levels. “As we pass the three-year mark from the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, DeCamp Bus Lines has struggled to recapture daily commuter passengers as work-from-home, telecommuting and flex schedules severely reduced daily…
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LIRR Schedule Change for Grand Central Madison Service
Commuters in Long Island are angry that their commutes have gotten even longer since the completion of Grand Central Madison. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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No Surprise Here: New Yorkers Have the Worst Commutes In the Country, Study Shows
New Yorkers (and those who come into the city for work) may not agree on much, but one thing most of us have in common: Our commutes are awful.
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Grand Central Madison Should've Made Commutes Easier. For Some LIRR Riders, It's Worse
Long Island Rail Road is set to begin full service to Grand Central Madison, but riders on the Oyster Bay branch have complained that the new schedules have actually made their commutes longer and more difficult