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As of March 2022, this meant that full-fare passengers paid $2.75 for each of the first 12 trips made in a week; after they had paid for 12 trips, their fare payment medium became an unlimited-fare on the 13th tap. [26] Reduced-fare customers were also eligible for the unlimited cap by making 12 trips in a week at $1.35 per ride, for a total ...
Reduced-fare OMNY was finally activated in October 2022, although it was not available to Fair Fares riders and students. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] The MTA indicated in September 2023 that OMNY usage was highest in gentrified areas with young, white, and well-off populations.
Fares made up, on average, 12.5% of transit agencies’ operating expenses in 2021, down from 31.4% in 2019, according to the American Public Transit Association.
Mass transit ridership in New York City is down roughly 40% from before the pandemic. Transit fares before the pandemic accounted for some 38% of the MTA’s $17 billion in annual revenue.
Fares can be paid with most credit or debit cards using the OMNY readers, with a reusable MetroCard, [184] or with single-use tickets. The MTA offers 7-day and 30-day unlimited ride programs that can lower the effective per-ride fare significantly. [186] Reduced fares are available for the elderly and people with disabilities. [17] [187]
New York City students are hawking their new, school-issued OMNY cards, asking for up to $1,500 from straphangers looking to get their hands on the subway and bus passes.
Kitsap Transit offers reduced fare cards to low-income individuals already receiving some form of state or federal aid. Reduced fares are half the cost of the full fare. [33] The Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area Authority offers low income fares to residents who are already receiving a form of state-aid. The individual must bring a ...
The proposals also include calling on the transit agencies to do their part by raising fares, combined with more funding for existing free and reduced-fare programs, expanding subsidies to include ...