Fare Hike

Fare Hike Should Not Affect Congestion Pricing Plan….

Well that is what state commission panel Chairman Marc Shaw said yesterday. The panel was created to study ways to decrease traffic congestion in Manhattan. The main objective on their table is evaluating Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Mr. Shaw feels that the MTA’s proposed fare hike should not be a factor when evaluation […]


Straphangers Campaign Calls Out The Government

Yesterday, The Straphangers Campaign called out the government to help the MTA. NY1 had a brief article about The Straphangers Campaign’s feelings about what should be done. This also includes some details of what the fare hike should be. Here is the brief article courtesy of NY1: The New York Public Interest Research Group’s Straphanger […]


Ehh $2.25……

Without question, today’s major transit story is the release of two sets of details for the MTA’s proposed fare hike. Each plan would raise the base fare from $2.00 to $2.25. However there are some differences as one proposal would keep the fares at one base price while the other proposal would base fares on […]