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When the base fare was raised to $2.90 on August 21, 2023, the 7-day cap was modified to apply to any consecutive seven-day period. [28] [29] In addition, the fare cap was raised to $34, so riders paid $2.90 for their first 11 trips and $2.10 for their 12th trip. [29]
[2] [3] Fixed-route buses are dispatched from 28 garages (20 New York City Bus and 8 MTA Bus) and one annex in New York City. Several fleet improvements have been introduced over the system's history. The first large order of air conditioned buses began service in 1966. [4] "
For example, with a pay-per-ride fare of $2.75 and a weekly unlimited MetroCard cost of $33 (as of October 2021), a passenger would still pay $2.75 per trip if they made 12 or fewer trips in a week; under the proposal, they would pay no more than $33 within a week, even if they made 13 or more trips. [156]
To pay the bills, SEPTA is highly likely to hike fares as the year ends. Busch calls the increases, "A modest overall fare increase for all riders of 7.5 percent.
In 2013, the NICE bus system obtained a "windfall" from increased New York State aid of $5 million and $3 million from a fare increase for MetroCard bus riders. [60] In March 2014, the NICE bus system faced another $3.3 million budget deficit. [60] At that time, the bus system expected an additional $1.2 million in state aid. [60]
On the last day of 2020, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems. With the addition of a final stop in Brooklyn, every ...
There are 10 public hearings this week as NJ Transit weighs its first fare hike in nine years and Murphy proposed a corporate tax to hit budget woes. Weigh in on NJ Transit 15% fare hike, looming ...
[123] [124] In 1993, MTA started testing the MetroCard, a magnetic stripe card that would replace the tokens used to pay fares. [125] By 1997, the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCard, [126] and tokens were no longer accepted for fare payment in 2003. [123] [124] A different fare payment system is used on the LIRR and Metro-North.