Monday, December 10, 2012
Proposed MTA Fare Hikes Are Actually Pretty Reasonable
Posted by Virginia K. Smith on Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Gothamist reports that when the MTA board votes to finalize plans on Wednesday, baseline fare will rise to $2.50 from $2.25, seven-day cards will rise from $29 to $30, and the monthly unlimited will jump from $104 to $112. The bonus will also be reduced from 7% to 5%.
So, not as terrible as we once thought. Yes, the ideal solution would definitely be "massive fare slash to the original 5-cents-per-ride price point" or, at the very least, no fare hike at all, but at this point we'll take what we get.
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Virginia K. Smith is the Assistant Editor at The L Magazine and a Bushwick resident. Her profile picture was taken at Summerscreen, because she is a real team player.
Virginia K. Smith is the Assistant Editor at The L Magazine and a Bushwick resident. Her profile picture was taken at Summerscreen, because she is a real team player.
