Fare Hike
MTA Board Likely To Approve Fare Hike
Over the last few days, I have contemplated changing the name of this blog to “Fare Hike” since this is the topic that will dominate the entries for the weeks & months to come. Seriously though, I never did contemplate a name change but the reality of this issue dominating the content is the complete [...]
MetroCard Cap Would Hurt Messengers
One of the biggest bombshells to come from recent leaks about the upcoming fare hike was the MTA’s plans to put a cap on “unlimited” weekly & monthly MetroCards. I for one opined how ridiculous such a proposal was & how it would hurt a lot more riders (including myself) compared to what the MTA [...]
Looking Into The Next MTA Fare Hike
There are two words that scare just about any rider regardless of what service branch of the MTA they use, fare hike. Unfortunately those two words will be tossed around a lot for the remainder of the year & into the next as the MTA dishes one out across the board in an attempt to [...]
Single Ride MetroCards Will Rise To $2.50
Unless you have been living under a rock the last few days, the biggest news in the world of local mass transit was the potential specifics of the 2011 fare hike. Some of the biggest info to come from recent reports included a $1 surcharge tax on MetroCards, the elimination of off-peak fares on commuter [...]
Monthly MetroCard Could Be Capped At 90 Trips
Three days ago, the New York Post broke the story about the potential specifics of the MTA fare hike that will take place in 2011. The initial headline took aim at the “MetroCard Tax” that would come from a $1 surcharge for riders purchasing a new MetroCard from a vending machine instead of refilling an [...]
