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June 29, 2009
Atlantic Yards YES! Transit Riders NO!!
The MTA claimed the fare hike that went into effect on Sunday was necessary to plug the gaping hole in the transit authority's budget. Just last week the MTA negotiated a huge discount to Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner.
Thank you cards can be sent to Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg and their representatives on the MTA board.
NY Daily News, Subway riders feel MTA is taking them for ride as fare hiked to $2.25
"You shouldn't raise the fare if you're not going to increase service," said Emmanuel Louis, a 28-year-old hotel clerk from Brooklyn. "It's just not fair."
NoLandGrab: The MTA just approved developer Bruce Ratner's plan, which will shrink the capacity of the Vanderbilt railyard. That's a decrease in system infrastructure to go along with an increase in fares.
NY Newsday, NYC transit fare increase goes into effect
A fare hike that takes the price of a subway ride from $2 to $2.25 has gone into effect.
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The MTA was poised to raise fares by twice as much before the state Legislature approved a bailout.
NoLandGrab: And then the MTA, in turn, bailed out Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project.
WCBSTV.com, Straphangers Not Happy With MTA Fare Hikes
Although not as steep as the draconinan hikes threatened earlier this year, a fare hike is a fare hike and straphangers were not happy about shelling out more for less.
Fares for subways and buses and shot up ten percent.
NY1, Straphangers Brace For MTA Fare Hike
Posted by lumi at June 29, 2009 5:16 AM