September 26, 2007
Subway fare increase and congestion pricing advance
Steps were taken this week to hike the price of getting around New York City, as the MTA announced details of a planned fare increase and a congestion-pricing commission held its first meeting to study a new weekday toll for Manhattan drivers.
The 25 cent (or 12.5 percent) proposed subway and bus fare increase would target "tourists, infrequent riders and cash-strapped-hangers" the Post concludes, as frequent riders who buy 30-day and seven-day MetroCards will get an increase of only 4 to 8 percent.
The Daily News has even worse news on the 25-cent front: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged yesterday that one BIG reason it wants a 25-cent bus and subway hike is because its vending machines can dispense only dollar coins and quarters. Meanwhile, the mayor's congestion pricing plan seeks to charge motorists $8 to drive into Manhattan below 86th street on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
With four months of meetings to go, 10 of 17 commission members already support the plan, the Associated Press notes. However, they don't have the last word, as NY1 points out: "Both the City Council and the state legislature have the final say."
Earlier: MTA pushes plan to raise transit fares by 6.5 percent
NYC's best uptown parking lots with subway access
'Agreement' reached on NYC congestion pricing
Subway fare could rise to $3 by 2010, study warns
September 26, 2007 07:08 AM in Transportology
Comments (0)
®Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved
|
