It is a tool that is necessary to a prospering life for most New Jersey residents. Therefore when you increase fare and decrease accessibility, all the users and riders who benefit and depend on the system will be unable to do all these things. If the NJ Transit Board of Directors is capable of helping its citizens, getting rid of this fare hike is the first thing that needs to be done to help them. 

These fare hikes are not only a morally unfair decision in a time of a cost-of-living crisis but also a detriment to the growth of New Jersey. The fiscal shortfall has thankfully been averted with the corporate transit fee. We do not need to burden the working classes who hold up NJ Transit and the rest of the state with these fare hikes.

As someone who depends on public transportation, I understand the frustration that comes with experiencing fare hikes when service is in such a poor state. Being expected to pay an additional 15% per trip to take a train or a bus that is 30 minutes late, 90 minutes late, or even just completely canceled at the last minute is insane.