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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

News MTA Threatens $130 Monthly Metrocard So You'll Know Who the Boss Is

Posted by Mark Asch on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:23 AM

$130 a month buys a lot of Gore Tex.

"A surprise option the MTA unveiled Monday," the Daily News reports, proposes $130 for a monthly unlimited Metrocard, $38 for a weekly unlimited card, $2.50 for a single fare. (Previously circulated fare hike proposals are $104 monthly, $29 weekly.)

Floating this proposal, the MTA said in a statement, was a way "to allow enough flexibility for the board to incorporate public input in making its final decision," or, if you prefer, "to make you take the $104 monthly unlimited card and like it."

Tags: MTA, Metrocard, Fare Hikes, Negotiating Strategies

        
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

News MTA Threatens $130 Monthly Metrocard So You'll Know Who the Boss Is

Posted by Mark Asch on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:23 AM

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