Fare Hike
Transport Workers Union Local 100 Has A Message For The City
Earlier today, Transport Workers Union Local 100 joined other transit advocates & officials in asking the city to provide more funding for the MTA. Marlene Naanes of AMNY has more on the story so here is her article courtesy of AMNY: The Transport Workers Union, transit advocates and elected officials asked the city Monday to […]
MTA’s Proposed Budget Shows A 43% Increase!
According to an article in this past Friday’s Daily News, the MTA’s proposed budget for 2008 will feature a 43% increase in spending compared to the 2004 budget. Here is the entire article courtesy of the New York Daily News as part of their “Halt The Hike” campaign: Spending by the fare-hike-minded MTA is on […]
Can Mayor Bloomberg Stop The Fare Hike?
According to an article in this past Thursday’s Daily News, he can. Here is the article courtesy of the New York Daily News as a part of their “Halt The Hike” campaign: Mayor Bloomberg could halt the hike. With just three weeks to go before the MTA board votes on fare and toll increases, the […]
Sensationalistic Journalism?
I sure think so in regards to the latest article in the New York Daily News’ “Halt The Hike” campaign. The article is about the MTA squandering the opportunity to buy much needed fuel at a substantially lower price before the price of fuel skyrocketed. Here is a brief part of the article courtesy of […]
The Harsh Reality Starts To Set In
When I last discussed the fare hike, I was writing about how Gov. Spitzer came to the rescue & helped keep the base fare at $2. Unfortunately the problem with his “heroic” effort was that it benefited a minority of riders, 14% to be more accurate. The other 86% of riders were going to feel […]
