Public transit plays a key role in NJPP's vision of a better New Jersey.
It's a New Jersey where many more people use trains, buses and light rail. It's a New Jersey with cleaner air and a stronger economy, with even more vibrant cities and less congested streets. It's a New Jersey where tickets and fares are affordable - where riding public transit is not a luxury item for some and a heavy burden for those who have no other options.
That's why we, along with our friends at Environment New Jersey and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, have put together a new broad-based coalition: to bring a renewed focus and new sense of urgency to the critical need to adequately invest in public transit.
The coalition, New Jersey For Transit, launched last week and has been all over the Garden State this week, bringing folks from our 19 member organizations to protest NJ Transit's latest plan to raise fares and cut services at the agency's public hearings.
We're speaking out against the fare hikes, asking lawmakers to fix New Jersey's broken transportation-funding structure and insisting that the state devote more resources to public transit.
If you, like us, think that reliable and affordable public transit is essential to New Jersey's economy, its environment and its everyday working people, join us.
Tell NJ Transit to stop this fare hike and tell your legislators to devote adequate resources to public transit.
The time to weigh in on NJ Transit's plan is running out; the public comment period ends tonight at midnight. Click here to make your voice heard (follow the link for "Online Contact Form").
Click here to find us on Twitter, here to read about what we're doing and why, and email me if you'd like more information. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Jon Whiten
Deputy Director
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