{"id":259621,"date":"2025-09-27T20:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259621\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T20:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:53:23","slug":"mta-revises-fare-hike-plan-shaves-1-off-weekly-bus-subway-fare-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/259621\/","title":{"rendered":"MTA revises fare-hike plan, shaves $1 off weekly bus, subway fare increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MTA is revising its fare-hike proposal<\/a> after weeks of public comment, lowering the price for a week of subway and bus rides.<\/p>\n

The new proposal, expected to face a vote by the transit agency\u2019s board next week, would cap the price of unlimited subway and bus rides at $35 over a seven-day period with the OMNY fare-payment system \u2014 $1 more than the current $34 threshold, and $1 less than the initial fare-hike plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Individual subway and bus rides are still expected to climb to $3, up from the current price of $2.90.<\/p>\n

The fare hike is still expected to go into effect in January in an effort to synchronize it with the end of the MetroCard and shift to all-OMNY payments by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority\u2019s deputy chief for commercial ventures, Jessie Lazarus, said the hike reduction came in response to a public-comment blitz that saw four times as much feedback as the agency received during 2023\u2019s fare debate.<\/p>\n

The outreach included three large public feedback meetings, plus 22 different small gatherings throughout the MTA\u2019s region, including eight at commuter rail stations and seven at subway stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of the effort, and the result,\u201d Lazarus said.<\/p>\n

The new fare proposal also includes a plan to raise the age of children eligible for the MTA\u2019s \u201cfamily ticket\u201d on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.<\/p>\n

Currently, the family ticket allows up to four children under the age of 12 to ride for $1 each, so long as they are riding with a fare-paying adult. The new proposal would extend the family ticket rules to include any child under the age of 18 in the $1 fare.<\/p>\n

The remainder of the proposed fare increase is expected to remain the same.<\/p>\n

Express bus fares are slated to go up 25 cents \u2014 from $7 to $7.25 \u2014 and be capped at $67 over a seven-day period.<\/p>\n

On the LIRR and Metro-North Railroad, single ticket prices would increase by an average of 4.4%. Monthly and weekly tickets also would go up 4.4%.<\/p>\n

The City Ticket, which allows for travel within New York City on the commuter railways, will increase by 25 cents: from $7 to $7.25 during peak hours, and from $5 to $5.25 during off-peak.<\/p>\n

Farebox revenue accounts for roughly one quarter of the MTA\u2019s annual operating budget \u2014 separate from the five-year capital budget earmarked for large-scale improvement projects and partially funded by New York City\u2019s congestion-pricing tolls.<\/p>\n

New York City\u2019s subway and bus fare last went up in 2023<\/a>, when it rose from $2.75 to the current fare of $2.90.<\/p>\n

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