Transit cutbacks draw ire of riders

Beth McShay of Cherry Hill didn't know how she would get home from Camden Friday evening, because the last 451 bus pulled out of Walter Rand Transportation Center at 6:05 p.m. But she was so incensed about NJ Transit's latest proposed fare hikes and service cuts that she, and nearly 40 others, showed up at City Hall to voice concerns to James ...

[DCinNJ]

The article states that (and I quote)
"I travel to Camden six days a week utilizing at least four buses a day," said McShay, an unemployed bartender who wants to change careers and must travel to Camden for her job search."

You travel to Camden six days a week to look for a job? Didn't anyone tell you that unemployment in Camden is at an all time high.

Rates for everything are going up. It may seem unfair to some but even the transit authority is a business and if they can't make a profit at their current rate, then they in crease the rate. No business is in business to lose money. All businesses want the same thing...MAKE MONEY.

You could probably save quite a bit of money if you stopped traveling to Camden six day a week for what you claim is a "job hunt".

[TJ Maxine]

DCinNJ wrote:

The article states that (and I quote)
"I travel to Camden six days a week utilizing at least four buses a day," said McShay, an unemployed bartender who wants to change careers and must travel to Camden for her job search."
You travel to Camden six days a week to look for a job? Didn't anyone tell you that unemployment in Camden is at an all time high.
Rates for everything are going up. It may seem unfair to some but even the transit authority is a business and if they can't make a profit at their current rate, then they in crease the rate. No business is in business to lose money. All businesses want the same thing...MAKE MONEY.
You could probably save quite a bit of money if you stopped traveling to Camden six day a week for what you claim is a "job hunt".

And if you read the article fully before you post you would see that it is not only the unemployed bartender who needs the bus:
Fred Mattison of Gibbstown, vice chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen says
"You're not getting any travelers out of Atlantic City in the afternoon, and on the weekends there will be a gap from 9:45 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. You have to allow all (casino) shifts in Atlantic City to be covered," Mattison said.