Customers are encouraged to utilize the multiple fare promotions the MTA offers across Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North Railroad, and New York City Transit (NYCT). Fare discounts include the 20-trip ticket which offers a 20% discount off comparable peak one-way fares, special fare ...
MTA facing $211M budget gap as Demetrius Crichlow named new NYC Transit President New York City’s transit system is facing a massive budget shortfall, with a recent report from the State Comptroller revealing a $211 million deficit due to the pause in congestion pricing. ...
but on both ends you potentially have a long way to go after you get off the train. Worse there isn’t great transit so you are looking at getting a car to get around. Many people will be time and money ahead just driving the whole way, and even those who are not will...
RELATED:MTA ends free Wi-Fi service on NYC buses Fares and tolls make up roughly 40% of the MTA's budget and right now evasion is spiking on subways, buses, and even on bridges. "I actually stop people who walk up to the turnstile," said Janno Lieber, the MTA CEO. "With their O...
t feel bad fare-jumping considering the MTA doesn’t seem to feel bad about how poor subway service has become. (This is of course a different story on buses where all fares should be based on proof of payment, and one could make the case that most NYC buses should be free or at a...
‘electronic proof of payment’ technology is ever to be viable,” agency spokesman Kevin Ortiz said to theDaily News. This, however, seems to be a symptom of Not-Invented-Here-itis, a frequent illness in NYC transit planning. As Streetsblogdetailedon Tuesday, some targeted fare enforcement ...
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Long time NYC transit fans mightremember back in 2016, AECOM proposed extending the 1 train (or, in their plan, a resurrected 9 train) from South Ferry to Red Hook. The plan was less altruistic and more of a brash ploy to redevelop one of the last areas of the Brooklyn w...
MTA board member wants to cut ticket prices for LIRR, Metro-North riders coming to NYC Loading your audio article An MTA board member will press the transit agency on Monday to cut the commuter rail ticket prices for New Yorkers who want to travel around the city....
MTA unveils $68B capital plan to keep NYC transit system afloat By Aaron Ginsburg The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Wednesday released a $68.4 billion capital plan for 2025-2029 mapping out ways to improve the transit system. The plan, "The Future Rides with Us," focuses on...