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Transit advocates press Legislature to restore subsidy, question agency revenue projections and ask for weekend service improvements
Summary
The Lackawanna Coalition and other transit stakeholders asked lawmakers to restore a $58 million reduction in the governor's proposed operating subsidy for NJ Transit, questioned agency fare and commercial revenue projections, and urged weekend service improvements on the Montclair-Boonton and North Jersey Coast lines.
Lede Transit advocates urged the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to reject a reduction in the state operating subsidy for New Jersey Transit, to scrutinize the agency’s revenue assumptions, and to direct weekend service improvements on key rail corridors.
Nut graf The Lackawanna Coalition told senators the governor’s proposed FY26 budget reduces the state operating subsidy from recent levels by about $58,000,000 while relying on optimistic fare and commercial revenue forecasts; advocates…
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