Gothamist: MTA Fare Increases In 2006 AND 2007

carissa

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:23:57 -0500

ik hate the mta it sucks that i have to pay more money. i am going to get poor from this shit.

Veronica

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:47:47 -0500

I just had an orgasm reading that post. The MTA turns me on with their hikes.

Claudio

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:56:50 -0500

hey hstencil ... i'd love to see you back that opinion up with some rationale. every public service in this city is a fiscal and operational disaster! privatization just might be our best option.

hstencil

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:50:49 -0500

privatizing the MTA would be worse.

walker

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:35:47 -0500

Why not shut the whole system down and take all of the money that wont be going to under-achieving employees just looking to collect their pension, corrupt union heads, shifty real estate developers and politicians and give everyone a Segway! Or better yet, a good bicycle. It's not like the service is going to improve with the increased fares.

Woody

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:03:44 -0500

If the MTA needs money, why is Pataki planning to give away the air rights to the Atlantic yards to Bruce Ratner? Kalikow says it's work approximately $1 billion ! How come this isn't a standard talking point in stories about the proposed fare increase? see: http://www.brooklynpapers.com/html/issues/_vol27/27_31/27_31nets2.html

Dan Dickinson

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:22:44 -0500

Maybe if the service was currently at a level where I could say "Wow, I really feel like I'm getting my $70/mo worth", maybe the thought of a hike wouldn't be such a pain in the ass. But who can forget the great subway washout of a month ago? Suggestion to the MTA: Postpone the 2nd Ave line and 7 expansion projects, both of which are scheduled to start construction by the end of the year, until you figure out someway to pay for it.

Etan

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:21:04 -0500

What happened to their surplus?

Paul Hallasy

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:20:11 -0500

What's that sound? Oh, yeah, it's the stampede of businesses and people leaving New York City.