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MTA: $3 Fares Possible for 2009

NEW YORK CITY-The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget for next year includes 'draconian' service cuts the authority hopes can be staved off with legislative action.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on December 23, 2008

NEW YORK CITY-Having passed what executive director Eliot G. Sander calls a “draconian” budget for 2009, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday revealed that the budget could mean a $3 base fare for bus and subway riders. The 50% hike in the current fare was one of several moves under consideration by the MTA to close a $1.2-billion deficit, according to a notice of public hearings issued by the authority.

The notice, which announces eight public hearings to be held between Jan. 14 and Feb. 4, 2009 at various locations throughout the city and Long Island, describes the maximum levels of fare increases and service cuts that MTA’s board believes would be necessary if other revenue sources aren’t found before the budget takes effect next June. According to the notice, reduced service–including the outright elimination of four subway lines and 34 bus lines–is on the table, as are $7 tolls for the authority’s bridges and tunnels.

When the MTA board passed the ’09 budget late last week, Sander expressed the hope that the findings of the Ravitch Commission would be enacted. “The transit system is the engine that powers the state’s economy,” he said in a statement. “Implementing the Ravitch recommendations will secure its future and act as a stimulus bill for New York State, and I hope our legislators will act quickly.”

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