Back in the dark ages of the New York City subway, before the dawn of the MetroCard, fare hikes were momentous occasions around my house. My parents, who kept 10-packs of tokens in a Keds shoe box, were always prepared to beat the system when the MTA announced higher subway fares.
Unlike with MetroCards where [...]

The fare hike countdown is reaching in end. In two weeks, subway fares will go up, and riders will begin to grumble: What do we get for shelling out more of our hard-earned bucks?
Well, in December, the MTA unveiled the plan service upgrades, but the agency couldn’t affix a time table to them. They [...]

What do we get out of this? What do we — the 2.3 billion of us who ride the subways — get out of this upcoming fare hike?
That’s the question, isn’t it? Somehow, it’s a lot easier to swallow a fare hike when the increased cost to ride returns some tangible benefits. In December, [...]

Stock up on those $76 MetroCards while you still can.
The MTA Board has voted to approve the proposed fare hike. Beginning March 2, 2008, fares for New York City buses and subways will increase. CityRoom has the story:
The majority of riders — who use unlimited-ride MetroCards or get a discount for buying multiple rides at [...]

Abandon hope, all ye who hate fare hikes. Today, the MTA board’s finance committee voted to approve the fare hike plans. While the full MTA board still has to decide on the hike tomorrow, that vote is all but a formality at this point.
“There is little question that this will be approved, if not [...]

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s debacle, the Empire State Transportation Alliance and the MTA sent out an e-mail to those of us who participated — or at least tried to participate — in the now-infamous webinar. The e-mail said, “Thank you for attending yesterday’s ESTA and MTA Public Webinar on Fares and Tolls.” Well, [...]

For weeks, the MTA had promoted their planned Webinar. Join us on Monday, December 10, they said, for an interactive presentation about the fare hike proposals. MTA officials would discuss the new fare hike structure and field questions for thousands of riders sitting at their computers.
But of course, disaster struck, and no one — [...]

This afternoon, at 12 noon, the MTA will officially unveil its new fare plan during an online seminar. But, thanks to William Neuman and The New York Times, we already know what the new fare structure proposal will be, and as we guessed, everyday riders will bear the brunt of the increase. Thank you, [...]

It’s time for another episode of When Politicians Attack. We join Mayor Mike Bloomberg as he berates the MTA, the congestion pricing panel and everyone in between.
As the MTA rushes headlong into its key fare hike board meeting next week, the political digs are coming fast and furious, and this time, Bloomberg is getting [...]

During the CNN/YouTube Republican debates on Wednesday night, one YouTube user in Florida asked the candidates about their plans to invest in the nation’s aging infrastructure. Our illustrious former mayor drew the short straw, and in his answer, he claimed that he made sure the city invested heavily in its infrastructure. He claimed that [...]