Higher Fares & Tolls for NYC crossings!
Proposal: Steep PATH, Tunnel & Bridge hikes
Eyewitness News reported that getting to and from NYC is proposed to go up steeply. Cost increases of 50% or more are being suggested.
“The Port Authority announced they need to hike tolls on their bridges and tunnels and fares on PATH trains. Tolls would be $12 for the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Bayonne Bridge, Goethals Bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing. They are currently $8 for peak-hour E-Z Pass users and cash.
Tolls would then go up again by $2 for E-ZPass users in 2014.”
“A single ride on the PATH train would be $2.75, up from $1.75. The proposal would go to the governors of New York and New Jersey, who are expected to find a way to partially cut the toll hikes. Officials have been discussing a much needed toll hike for at least a year.
However, the statement outlined why the agency no longer has access to certain transportation monies, causing officials to call for toll hikes steeper than originally expected. Steep layoffs and construction delays, including at the World Trade Center, would result if the hike was not approved.”
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Hoboken NJ  | 6 Responses to ** Higher Fares & Tolls for NYC crossings! ** |
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August 5th, 2011 |
That’s one mighty long shopping list they have. I thought tolls and taxes were supposed to take care of this from day one? Why so many increases, where has all the money gone?
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August 6th, 2011 |
I think about it this way for PATH riders, these fare hikes are about $40 less per month, per rider that will be spent in Hoboken.
A quarter million dollars less for local businesses per month. It can only be worse when you consider the toll and bride increases too.
Expect more business closures once this goes into effect.
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August 7th, 2011 |
Longtime reader, first time complainer here. I have a monthly unlimited PATH card that I already pay enough for. Therefore, effective immediately, when I exit through the turnstiles and see someone either about to use a Metrocard or about to buy a ride, I’m simply going to ask if they’d like me to swipe them through. If they need the ride, I’ll be happy to oblige–afterall, thanks to these new cards that cost $5 or so each, it’s REAL easy just to tap my wallet against the turnstile and be on my way.
I don’t have a degree in accounting or economics–and I’m guessing neither does anyone at the Port Authority
–but I know this will at least make a dent in some of their pockets.
Enough’s enough. At a time when the little guy is getting pounded the hardest, ANY increase is unacceptable.
God bless.
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August 8th, 2011 |
@godgivemestrength…if only it were that easy
you can only swipe a SmartLink card once every 18 minutes in the same station. Ugh. It never ends.
Before I moved to Hoboken 3 months ago, I was forking out $400 to take NJTransit from the north shore area to NYPenn. Commuting is just stupid expensive….and they wonder why we all leave NJ?
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August 8th, 2011 |
Looks like once again the PA is shooting for the sky for a dollar increase on the PATH so it would seem they negotiated in good faith to get the 50 cents they actually want in the first place. Weekend service has been horrible for years, and there are only so many trains you can get in and out of Hoboken on a week day. You also never hear of reduction of pensions, work force, or pay raises. “Give backs” is not in their vocabulary since the governors of both states always give them what they want. The Port Authority is the fattest and useless organization in the tri-state. Let’s see how fat Christie and rich Bloomberg handle THIS situation. And on the utility side of things, just watch the governors give Verizon what they want also.
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August 9th, 2011 |
god meant after swiping in nyc then getting out in hoboken he would swipe someone in hoboken so 2 different stations…
In response to cvc5049 who said:
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