With little surprise, riders massed at MTA headquarters on Thursday to decry the fare hikes the agency plans to implement this summer on subways, buses, paratransit, and commuter rails, at the first public hearing on the proposal.
a fare hike that would bring the cost of a subway or bus ride from $2.75 to $2.90, the first increase in the base fare since 2015. A weekly unlimited pass would increase by $1 from $33 to $34, while a monthly unlimited pass would go from $127 to $132 and express bus rides would increase from $6.75 to $7.
which found affording a MetroCard to be the single largest barrier keeping CUNY students from completing their education. “This is not only about 15 cents. It’s about a student’s future. A student’s future is a state’s future and a country’s future,” said Sumaya Tasneem, a student originally from Bangladesh. “Students dropping out from college for fare hikes or tuition fees should not even be a topic of conversation.”
The MTA is also planning another 4% hike in 2025, which would bring the fare over $3 for the first time. The agency says regularly-scheduled fare increases are preferable to long periods without one, followed by a huge hike, such as 25% increases in 1981 and 2003.
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