{"id":263306,"date":"2025-09-29T08:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/263306\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T08:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:07:10","slug":"mta-revises-its-plan-for-subway-and-bus-fare-increases-in-wake-of-public-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/263306\/","title":{"rendered":"MTA revises its plan for subway and bus fare increases in wake of public outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/47973879811_22ba9bcb60_k.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"47973879811_22ba9bcb60_k\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"MTA tweaks subway and bus fare hike plan in wake of public outcry 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The MTA has recorded the billionth tap into the transit system using the OMNY contactless payment system.<\/p>\n<p>Marc A. Hermann \/ MTA New York City Transit<\/p>\n<p>NYC commuters can expect a sliver of relief at the turnstile, as the MTA revised its ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/nyc-transit\/mta-fare-hike-january-2026-officials-07302025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fare hike<\/a> proposal to lower the price of its seven-day subway and bus fare cap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new proposal cuts the unlimited OMNY fare cap price by $1. The now $34 cap will increase to $35, instead of the two-dollar increase to $36 that the MTA proposed in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under the cap, customers pay for 12 rides in a seven-day period; all rides after that are free. At the proposed base fare, no rider would pay more than $35 in a week. Reduced-fare customers would pay no more than $17.50 in a week.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA also announced changes to the plan to increase commuter rail fares. All one-way mobile and paper commuter rail tickets for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will expire at 4 a.m. the following day. This revision replaces the original proposal from July, which\u00a0included a four-hour validity window on the tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the MTA, the changes sprouted from a six-week public comment period over the summer, during which more customers, advocates,\u00a0and elected officials submitted comments expressing their fare-hike concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the fare for a single subway or bus ride is still expected to increase from $2.90 to $3 in January 2026. An express ride will likely increase from $7 to $7.25.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/fares-tolls\/2025-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fare increases<\/a> were first slated to go into effect in March, but the MTA said it delayed them to January to align with the launch of OMNY, the tap-and-ride system, on subways and buses. MetroCards will no longer be available for sale starting Dec. 31, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137642133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20231010_094456-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" title=\"MTA tweaks subway and bus fare hike plan in wake of public outcry 2\"  \/>An OMNY machine next to its MetroCard brethren at Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center on Oct. 10, 2023.Photo by Ben Brachfeld<\/p>\n<p>Commuters will still be able to use MetroCard for a period in 2026. However, the fee for a new OMNY card will increase to $2 once MetroCard is no longer accepted for fare payment later in 2026. According to the MTA, OMNY cards are \u201cmore durable and last for up to five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MTA board must still vote to approve the changes, which is expected to happen on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MTA has recorded the billionth tap into the transit system using the OMNY contactless payment system. 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