Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fare Hikes

Fare Hike 2011: It’s Official

By Ben Fried | Oct 7, 2010 | 20 Comments

The monthly unlimited Metrocard will break the $100 barrier on January 1, following today’s 12-2 MTA Board vote to balance the agency’s budget by enacting a package of fare increases. (Get full details on the fare hike package from Ben Kabak.) NY1’s John Mancini reports that the MTA Board faced some predictably withering public testimony […]

New York Transportation Officials: We’re Broke

By Noah Kazis | Sep 27, 2010 | 8 Comments

The state’s top transportation officials delivered some tough news to the construction industry Friday: Public agencies are so cash-strapped they don’t even have enough money to maintain existing infrastructure. With budgets battered by rising maintenance costs and recession-ravaged revenues, an industry-sponsored conference offered little prospect of further expansions to the state’s transportation system beyond the […]

Rider Anger Grazes Incumbent Pols at Fare Hike Hearing

By Noah Kazis | Sep 14, 2010 | 3 Comments

Outside Cooper Union yesterday evening, the sidewalks were packed with news cameras, security squads, political campaigners and activists pressing passersby with their plans for the MTA. Inside, the transit authority held the first of ten mandated public hearings on its proposed fare and toll hikes. Though attendance was sparse, the citizens who lined up to […]

The Fare Hike, the Service Cuts, and the Ballot Box

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2010 | 21 Comments

This afternoon the MTA officially unveiled the fare and toll increases it’s proposing to help close the agency’s remaining $400 million budget gap. The dailies had already reported many of the measures on the table, and it looks like the burden is going to fall mainly on New Yorkers who use subways and buses the […]

As Service Cuts Kick In, MTA Deficit Keeps Growing

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

Reports of the death of the M and R train in 2009 were greatly exaggerated, but tomorrow’s aren’t. Image: J Bary via Flickr. MTA service cuts are here. With reductions taking effect on Sunday, tomorrow marks the last day of operation for weekday-only services like the V and W trains, and many express buses. And […]

Student MetroCards: Albany Offers Nothing, MTA Folds, Riders Lose

By Noah Kazis | Jun 18, 2010 | 23 Comments

Student straphangers got a reprieve today, but without a real commitment from Albany to shore up MTA finances, their victory comes at others’ expense. Photo: New York Post "Deal Saves Student Metrocards" proclaims the New York Times. "Ride on!" blares the Post. There’s just one catch: There isn’t really a deal. Despite the sunny headlines […]

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