As the proud host of the highly anticipated World Cup, New Jerseyans should feel excited about the economic boom and the camaraderie of nations it will bring to our state, and not have to worry about price gouging and additional financial strain to NJ Transit. FIFA is positioned to make billions of dollars in profit, and forcing our transit system to foot the bill for expanded access is an unacceptable cost to our residents.
I applaud the Governor’s firm stance and strong initiative to dispute the additional costs on our transit system.
We inherited an agreement where FIFA is providing $0 for transportation to the World Cup.
And while NJ TRANSIT is stuck with a $48 million bill to safely get fans to and from games, FIFA is making $11 billion.
I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come.
FIFA should pay for the rides. But if they don’t – I’m not going to let New Jersey get taken for one.