Fare Hike
Port Authority’s Bridge & Tunnel Fare Hike Revealed
This past Friday, the Port Authority released its plans to increase bridge & tunnel tolls along with the fare of PATH trains. The plan calls for a 33% increase in tolls for drivers driving from New Jersey to New York. Their plan would see the rush hour costs on its six bridges & tunnels that […]
Should We Be Surprised?
I know I’m not when New York Daily News transit reporter Pete Donohue broke the news that three MTA board members skipped every public hearing on proposed fare and toll hikes. Here is the entire article courtesy of the New York Daily News: Three MTA board members are total truants; they skipped every public hearing […]
MTA Hearing In Farmingdale Has Low Attendance
I guess Long Islanders missed the memo or maybe Long Island Railroad Commuter Council member Maureen Michaels was right when she said “Maybe they’re delayed by the trains” in reference to the abysmal turnout at yesterday’s MTA hearing in Farmingdale on the proposed fare hike. According to the Newsday, approximately only 40 Long Island residents […]
MTA Faces Backlash At First Public Hearing (West Nyack Version)
Now lets focus on the less publicized MTA hearing held at Palisades Center in West Nyack. Yesterday’s hearing in West Nyack might have had a low turnout but the outcry against the proposed fare hikes was still there. Here are a few comments from the hearing courtesy of LoHud: Haverstraw resident Randy Phitts – “It […]
MTA Faces Backlash At First Public Hearing (Brooklyn Version)
Yesterday marked the first two public hearings held by the MTA in regards to the proposed fare hike. Lets start with the lowdown of the hearing held at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn. According to AMNY, the MTA “faced a firing line”. As I wrote about in a previous entry, a press […]
