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The MTA has announced the times of public hearings where the agency will discuss the impending bus and subway fare hike. There are eight meetings across the five boroughs, Westchester, and Long Island. We've all heard about the two kinds of fare hikes - a traditional across-the-board hike and another hike that would give discounts during off-peak rides. The a single ride would be $2.25, up from the current $2. And the early mentioned off-peak fare was $1.50, but now the Daily News finds that the off-peak fare might be higher at $1.75.
The MTA says that the $1.75 is "not" their proposal, but gives them "flexibility" to try to raise the $580 million it needs. The Straphangers' Campaign Gene Russianoff is suspicious, "Flexibility is a code word for 'it could happen.' They are proposing the biggest fare hike in the history of the system."
Here are the dates, times and places of the public hearings - register to speak here and there will even be a workshop and Web seminar:
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Ballroom
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Directions: A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall, M, R to Lawrence St, or 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall.; B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, or B75 bus
(More after the jump)
Photograph by The Year of the Rat on Flickr
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Ballroom
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Directions: A, C, F to Jay St-Borough Hall, M, R to Lawrence St, or 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall.; B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, or B75 bus
Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Palisades Center
Raso Community Room, 4th floor
1000 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
Directions: Metro-North to Tarrytown, then Tappan ZEExpress Bus to Palisades Center Stores; Community Center next to ice rink
Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Farmingdale State College
Roosevelt Hall – Little Theater
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale
Directions: LIRR to Farmingdale, free LI Bus transfer to the hearing location
Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
Ballroom
135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, Queens
Directions: 7 Line to Flushing-Main St; Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q20A, Q20B, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58, Q65 and QBx1 bus; LIRR to Flushing Station
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Westchester County Center
East Wing, 1st floor
198 Central Avenue, White Plains
Directions: Metro-North to White Plains, then any of these Bee-Line buses: 1W, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 20, or 40
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Hotel Pennsylvania
Ball Room, 2nd floor
401 7 Avenue (West 32 and West 33 Streets), Manhattan
Directions: A, C, E, 1 ,2, 3, to 34th St/Penn Station or B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, N to 34 Street-Herald Square; M4, M6, M7, M10, M16, M20, M34, or Q32 bus; LIRR to Penn Station
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Michael J. Petrides Educational Complex
Auditorium, Building C
715 Ocean Terrance, Staten Island
Directions: S53/93 to Clove Road and Tioga Street/Howard Ave or S61/91, S62/92, or S66/67 to Victory Boulevard and Clove Road, then transfer to S60 (there is no late evening S66, S91, S92 or S93 service)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Lehman College
Speech and Theater Building
Lovinger Theatre, 1st floor
250 Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx
Directions: 4 to Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College or B, D to Bedford Park Blvd; Bx10, Bx26, or Bx28 bus
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Didn't they massively screw up last time fare increases were proposed? I believe there was some kind of accounting error where they actually had a surplus rather than a deficit but the fare hike (1.50 -> 2.00) was kept in place..
Well, at least you will pay less during off hours for the totally crappy service you will receive. If only the $2.25 guaranteed you air to breathe on the 4/5 trains...
ride a bike!
They kept this shit 5 cents for the longest time and now we have to pay for their stupidity.
THANK YOU IDIOT who kept the fare at 5 cents for like 30 yrs! Thanks for no 2nd avenue subway!
Simple solution - you want to drive into Manhattan $20, plus tolls, no discounts.
whats the point of holding meetings? the decision has already been made, this is just to look good on paper.
caught you peeping at the lady sitting on the bench!
Since the straphangers are such proponents for taxing vehicles (even delivery trucks and the like) during peak travel times... I just chuckle every time I read about "congestion pricing" coming to the subways...
Think about how much nicer the subway and streets are going to be when everyone adjusts their schedule to avoid the taxes! :rolleyes:
Just another plot to take more of our money IMO.
the only solution is to rise up and destroy the MTA. kick out the money grubber fat cats with their big salaries and bring efficiency and transparency back to one of our most important city services.
The Palisades Center (where one of the public hearings will be held) is in Rockland County to take the comments of West-of-Hudson railroad riders (in Rockland and Orange counties).
If i'm going to pay more for Subway rides, then i'd expect less delays and trains stopping btwn stations. I'd expect them to run during rain, heat, snow etc. DOn't know how likely incr fares and going to lead to better service! Will be taking my bike.
i'm going to pay more for Subway rides, then i'd expect less delays and trains stopping btwn stations. I'd expect them to run during rain, heat, snow etc. DOn't know how likely incr fares are going to lead to better service! Will be taking my bike.