Category: Regional Agencies
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to scale back fare and toll increases of 7.5% previously planned for 2015 and 2017; now the increases will still occur, but are likely to be only about 4%, according to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The New York Times (November 14). The proposed new increases, which still need…
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Fixing Penn Station in New York first requires cooperation among the 3 railroads that use it: Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and the Long Island Rail Road. So says Robert W. Previdi, former spokesman and operations planner for New York City Transit, writing in the Op-Ed section of The New York Times. A new Penn Station,…
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The new one-ride fare on PATH is $2.50, effective October 1. PATH fares for a single ride are thus equal to NYC subway and bus fares, although the PATH system is much smaller than New York City’s. Free transfers to and from buses—a feature of the city system— are not included, nor are free transfers…
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NJ’s Gov. Christie might require PATH service to Newark Liberty Airport—but only if United Airlines agrees to beef up service at Atlantic City. The airline has balked, according to reporting by Ted Mann in the Wall Street Journal (Sept. 30). If the long-contemplated PATH extension were to be built, it would likely go only to the Newark…
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Fare increases on MTA rail lines (Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad) are effective March 1, and average 8-9%. NYC Transit (subway and bus) fares increase effective March 3; the base fare increases from $2.25 to $2.50. Finally implementing a long-announced change, New York City Transit has announced that MetroCards bought within the subway…
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Metro-North Railroad has announced fare increases effective March 1 on all its lines, including the lines in New York State operated by NJ Transit. However, it turns out, riders from some NJT stations in New Jersey on the Main-Bergen and Pascack Valley Lines will also suffer increases. Why? It turns out that when NJT had…
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The PATH rapid-transit system will impose a fare increase of about 13%, effective Monday, Oct. 1 (at 3 a.m.). Single and 2-trip fares will rise from $2.00 to $2.25 per ride; multiple-ride tickets will increase from $1.50 to $1.70 a trip. Passes will also increase: 7-day unlimited passes will go from $21 to $24, and…
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Increases in the New York City transit fare structure are likely by March 1, and the base fare may not be the only thing to rise. According to reporting by Matt Flegenheimer in The New York Times (Sept. 13), parent organization Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering reducing or eliminating the 7% bonus granted to riders…
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One of the legacies of commuter access to Manhattan is that it was developed by a number of different railroads, each with their own terminal in Manhattan or on the west bank of the Hudson. Many cities in the U.S. and abroad have managed to unite their legacy rail networks, affording direct access to multiple…
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Now that NJT’s new trans-Hudson tunnel is dead, the Long Island Rail Road is planning to upgrade and modernize its passenger facilities in Penn Station. The LIRR had put plans on hold, expecting disruptions from NJT’s tunnel construction. According to Andrew Grossman, writing in the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 22), “Penn Station’s warren of underground…
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