Commuters are grumbling on this first workday since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s latest round of fare and toll hikes took effect.
The base fare for subways, buses, the Staten Island Railway and Access-a-Ride is now $2.50, up a quarter.
The 30-day MetroCard costs $112, up from $104; the 7-day card went up a dollar to $30.
Subway riders we spoke with aren’t too thrilled with the increases.
“It’s not a happy situation, you know? Everything is going up, and our pay is…remains the same,” said one city commuter.
“They’re raising the fares but they’re not improving anything. At least send a couple more buses on the route so we’re not standing in the freezing for so, so long waiting for our buses or a train or something. At least do something to help us out,” said another commuter.
The MTA is also now charging one dollar for each new MetroCard bought at a vending machine or station booth.
You can avoid the fee by refilling the card you have, and you won’t be charged if you turn in an expired or damaged card.
Tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels are also up.
At most crossings, tolls rose from $4.80 to $5.33 for EZ-Pass customers and from $6.50 to $7.50 for cash customers.
Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North riders started paying more on Friday.
Fares went up between 8.2 and 9.3 percent.
For more information on all the fare and toll hikes, visit mta.info (source).
Editor’s note: Some of us have had the worse customer and transportation experiences with the 2, 3 and 5 trains between 149th Street and 96th Street not running on time on the weekends and yet the fees go up in price – something is not right.
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