Fare Hike
So Some Are Not Too Thrilled….
Many politicians & riders are thrilled by the MTA announcing that the $2 base fare will remain unchanged through the end of 2009, others like State Senator Dean Skelos are crying foul. The Rockville Centre Republican had this to say about the MTA’s promise to keep the base fare at $2; “Gov. Spitzer gave a […]
MTA To Reduce The Proposed Fare Increase
Q Train Idling @ 21st St.-Queensbridge during a G.O. earlier this year. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit Sorry for being late with this entry but I was swamped all day yesterday. Anyhow by now I am sure you have all heard or read the news that the MTA has announced that they will […]
The Answer Is Probably Yes….
The question you might ask is are the fare hearings a waste of time. This question was posed in an article written by AMNY’s Marlene Naanes in today’s paper. Here is the entire article courtesy of AMNY: Misha Jemison says she is the face of the fare hike. A Lehman College sophomore who works two […]
MTA Public Engagement Workshop
As many know this past Saturday, the MTA held a public engagement workshop on fares & tolls. I had wanted to attend the event but a scheduled engagement coupled with the fact that I had next to no energy prevented me from going. However fellow transit blogger Benjamin Kabak of “Second Avenue Sagas” attended. I […]
MTA Vice Chairman Opposes The Fare Hike
I don’t know if I should consider this a surprise or a PR move to cover one owns ass but MTA Vice Chairman Andrew Saul has publicly announced his opposition to the proposed fare hike. As I am sure you recall, Mr. Saul was one of the 3 board members who missed every single public […]
