Ride a bike!

+1 fare strike.

Because HUGO MEGO is rich people.

just get up an hour earlier and walk to work! that'll work off the calories in the Chipotle burrito you had for lunch. i bet that burrito was FREE! just like the blow, the hookers, and the toilet paper we will get for FREE once Obama takes over.

the best part is that people like HUGO will pay for it. i can't wait.

Don't worry, when Obama is in he will make everything FREE and force the rich people to pay.

@IvoryJive

I think its a 3 dollar hike, not a 3 dollar fare.

They don't know how to effectively run a mass transit system, they don't know how to effectively manage a revenue shortfall and they don't know how to effectively communicate with a very smart, sophisticated consumer of their service. The problem was never money, it was always them.

"What I would like to see is even steeper discounts for regular users. ... Put the fare increases on the tourists and occasional users, not the everyday commuters."

But this what Mike doesn't want. His beloved tourists get the cheap fare while the monthly riders pay more.

So I agree with you, I think, except that what you propose would also disproportionately hit the poor who cannot afford to lay out for monthly passes.

I like to see tourists charged $20 a ride!

Why can't we, the riders, have a one day strike to protest the shenanigans of the MTA? One day where we all refuse to ride and refuse to hoodwinked by the MTA.

If the subway fare goes up to $3 and gas prices stay about the same, I'm just going to drive to work. Bye, bye subway system.

Based on a $3 fare card with the number of fares my family incurs per month we would breakeven with a $204 / month unlimited fare card. Very sick.

http://rooseveltisland360.blogspot.com/2008/11/3-fare-card-204-break-even-monthly-card.html

I say all commuters need to take a stand against the MTA. There should be a day where nobody pays the fare. Vehicles should go right through the tolls, don't swipe your metro card on the subways and buses, don't give your tickets to the conductors on the LIRR and Metro North.

Cut fares and double tolls.

and charge tourists for the SI Ferry.

bring back the two fare zone. ouch, that hurts.

Most other cities have distanced-based fares. Here are some sample fare rates from around the world, in ascending order:

Moscow: $0.33 - $0.70

Tokyo: $1.35 - $3.00

Madrid: €1.00 - 1.90 ($1.25 - $2.50 USD)

Washington D.C.: $1.65 - $4.50

Boston: $2.00

Chicago: $2.00

Paris: €1.60 ($2.00 USD)

London: £1,50 min ($3.00 USD)

$3.00 doesn't seem to me like much to get from Far Rockaway to the North Bronx - it's like half of what the gas alone would cost you to drive that far. Then again, looking at this list, NYC's fares seem to be about right.

What I would like to see is even steeper discounts for regular users. Make it $3.00 for a single ride, $2.50 each if you buy ten rides, $20 for a week pass, and $50 for a monthly pass (max $1.25/ride for a month with 20 work days). Put the fare increases on the tourists and occasional users, not the everyday commuters.

Looks like I better start putting more muscle on my legs.

I won't be spending an extra ~$450 a year.

I'd rather walk. Good for my health anyway.

Nicely put #4!

I took this quote from Steven...Oct. 23rd on another thread here about fare hikes because I always ask the same question:

Let's see/understand the logic here

More riders = complaining about not enough money to improve the infrastructure and add service.

Less riders = still complaining about not enough money.

Could someone tell me when the MTA hasn't complained about their revenue?

Isn't this the same crap as the last time? The MTA always starts out with a ridiculously scary sounding fare hike. Then, they miraculously find half of the deficit somewhere in their books so now the fare hike only has to be $0.25 instead of $1.00. And everyone is so relieved that it's not as bad as it could have been. They are way too predictable.