New York – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering two proposals that would raise fares and tolls system-wide by about 4 percent on average next year.
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MTA board members are expected to vote on the proposals in January following a series of public meetings on the increases.
The first proposal would raise the base fare for subways and buses to $3 while increasing the bonus on pay-per-ride MetroCards from 11 percent to 16 percent. A second option would keep the base fare at $2.75 but reduce MetroCard bonuses to 5 percent.
Under both plans, a weekly MetroCard would rise to $32 and a monthly pass would cost $121.
The hikes are set to take effect on March 19.
MTA chairman Thomas Prendergast says the “modest” fare increases are needed to cover rising costs.
Oh and I thought De-Blassio cares about NYC’s “low income” residents. Who uses the MTA the rich guys who have drivers. When was the last time Trump took an MTA bus? So the low income residents are its biggest users and we keep on raising prices on low income residents.And those MTA union bosses who care so much about their low income workers just line their pockets with more $$$$.
Progressives are hypocrites.
The people who raise the rates on the Metrocards do not even ride the subways, etc or any of the trains. They go in chauffeur driven limousines to and from work. It is not fair for them to sit in their ivory tower and dictate to us. They should experience the pushing and shoving and waiting. When they raise the rates, there will be fewer trains and they will be more crowded. I can already see people car pooling to work.
perhaps they should charge the four legged rats entry too