Postcard from the Slope

Fare Hike Proposed by the MTA

4 Comments

Today the MTA, in the midst of a financial crisis, is expected to announce fare hikes effective in July of 2009.

The amount of the increase has not been announced as yet. But NY 1 reports that the MTA needs to increase revenue by $400 million a year. This could mean an increase of up to 25 cents per fare.

Councilmember Bill de Blasio released the following statement yesterday about this news:

"On the same day that the MTA is discussing possible fare hikes, we’re
also hearing about a 24% increase in subway delays, and about
excessively poor service on multiple lines. I simply cannot support a
fare hike when time and time again the MTA has failed to make good on
its promise of regular, on-time service and stations and platforms that
are in decent condition.

"In December, I released the Subway Riders Bill of Rights; all New
Yorkers deserve on-time service, reliable communications, and stations
that are not in disrepair. The MTA has continually failed to meet these
basic conditions, and a fare hike should not occur until New Yorkers
begin to receive transit service they can count on."

4 thoughts on “Fare Hike Proposed by the MTA”

  1. If you are going to increase the fair you should be able to increase the service and upkeep the conditions of the station.Maybe they should look into less peopel sitting around the station doing nothing. I had a problem with my metro card the other day and the person in the booth had to stop reading her paper to help me after she stood there and watched me swipe my card over and over. I have also watched the suposed maintenance workers standing around the station doing nothing why dont they do there jobs and clean up the stations. The garbage on the tracks deteriorates before it gets cleaned up. The botom line is it is always the hard working people that keep paying and paying. WHy not take some of the bail out money and bail out the MTA so the people could catch a break for once. The said thing is that it is getting harder and harder stay live in New York.

  2. NYC MTA fares is rated one of the highest in the world but we get the worst services, dirty trains and the stations are in deplorable stage eg wall paint peeling, steel structure rusty, rats infested environment, broken floors etc. Even 3rd world countries has better kept stations then ours.
    Being a proud New Yorker I always feel very embarrassed whenever my friends from overseas uses our subways. MTA is only interested in fare hikes and care less about the MTA’s service and stations condition in this world famous city. It’s really shameful that the city authority allows MTA to carry on with such poor performances and letting them getting away with it.

  3. ITS BAD ENOUGH THAT RENT IS HIGH!!! THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL PEOPLE CANT AFFORD GAS. WHY MUST YA”LL RAISE THE FARE. IT MAKES NO SENSE. IF YOU TO KEEP MONEY STOP BUILDING THE DUMB ASS STATIUMS AND TRYIN TO EXPAND EVERYTHINGS. STOP BUILDING, BUILDINGS. AND PEOPLE WONT HAVE TO LEAVE NEW YORK.

Comments are closed.