Comments on: Questioning those who cover the subway

By: Transit fielding RFPs for 7 line automation :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:39:32 +0000

[...] is a prime example of my questioning those who cover the subway. Callahan has absolutely no idea what she is talking about here, and including her quote just [...]

By: Daily News slams Transit over health care costs :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:11 +0000

[...] case for cheaper universal health coverage than it does for a poorly-run MTA. Still, anything to generate some populist outrage, right? Categories : MTA [...]

By: A few non-traditional uses for a MetroCard :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:50:00 +0000

[...] the fare hike upon us, we know that some misguided and uninformed New Yorkers are looking to discard their MetroCards. There is, however, no need to throw out these ubiquitous yellow and blue fare cards. Just last [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:25:31 +0000

I think these newspapers have a story in the their morgue, with the exact same quotes, that they can bring out and print every time the fare is raised. They only have to change the amount of the fare. No need to do any additional reporting.

By: Streetsblog New York City » Fare Hike Coverage: We Know the Effect, But What About the Cause?

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:12 +0000

[...] Ben Kabak at Second Avenue Sagas is on a roll critiquing media coverage of the MTA fare hike, which went into effect yesterday. Last week he questioned the coalition-building skills of transit advocates. Today he goes after the reporters: [...]

By: Raising the fares but not telling anyone :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:12:17 +0000

[...] « Questioning those who cover the subway Jun [...]

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:03:12 +0000

In inflation-adjusted dollars, the fare bottomed in 1948, just before it was raised to 10 cents. More recently, the real fare decreased from 1993 to 2003, as the MetroCard gave people discounts and as fare increases didn’t keep up with inflation, but since 2003 the real fare has risen rapidly.

By: nycpat

nycpat — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:54 +0000

Those ads should be in every bus and subway car. The fare has never been cheaper and free transfers. What are people whining about?

By: rhywun

rhywun — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:28:33 +0000

I am reminded of the MTA’s recent ad campaign bragging about how much lower the fare is, in real dollars, now than it was like decades ago. Not to say that the media aren’t also stoking the public’s rampant economic ignorance, but the MTA is hardly helping matters with that ad.