The MTA just outdid itself.
Today, they announced another round of fare hikes -- including a plan to make "unlimited" monthly MetroCards limited starting January 1st.
Translation: Even as the cost goes up to nearly $100 per month, monthly MetroCards will only get you about 3 rides per day next year -- the 4th ride will cost you extra. (Or you can pay even more for a truly unlimited card).1
This "limited unlimited" is just the most outrageous part of a new round of fare increases announced by the MTA. But we're sick of this ridiculous cycle.
The MTA has to get the message that they can't keep using more and more fare hikes as a short-term fix -- they need a real long-term plan to restore the finances of
Will you sign our petition opposing the fare hikes?
http://action.
Transit riders are not ATMs, and the MTA shouldn't treat us that way. Riders already pay more than our fair share of the cost to keep the transit system running -- more than almost any other major city in
What is the solution? The MTA needs a long-term plan to stabilize its finances and keep subways and buses affordable, one that asks everyone who benefits from the system -- riders, commuters, drivers, and area businesses -- to pitch in equally. And elected officials in
But the first step is showing the MTA and the politicians that transit riders are fed up and won't take new fare hikes sitting down. We want to create a public outcry against these new increases that's strong enough to put the MTA on notice -- so please sign the petition, and then forward this message to all the subway riders you know.
http://action.
Thanks,
-- Bryan and the Working Families team
Sources:
1. "MTA Sets Fare Rise" Wall Street Journal July 28, 2010