"Families win, too: the $1 "family fare" would expand to include kids 17 and under (up from 11) and would be valid all day, every day, including the weekday morning rush that was previously off-limits. And for riders west of the Hudson, the previously proposed 4.4-percent increase on Metro-North's Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines is off the table. The broader fare-and-toll hike itself isn't changing, however-just the timing."
"Here's the useful stuff: The weekly cap for subway and bus riders-the thing where you ride free after 12 paid taps in seven days-won't jump to $36 after all; it's now proposed at $35. That's a hair under a 3-percent bump and preserves the all-important 12-ride threshold that turns the rest of your week into gravy. Commuter rail tickets also get a sanity check."
Following 1,378 public comments, the MTA adjusted several proposed fare changes. The weekly subway and local bus cap will rise to $35 rather than $36, preserving the 12-paid-tap weekly threshold. One-way LIRR and Metro-North tickets, paper or mobile, will be valid until 4 a.m. the following day instead of expiring four hours after purchase. The $1 family fare will expand to include youth 17 and under and will be valid all day, including weekday morning rush. The proposed 4.4-percent increase on Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines was removed. The systemwide fare-and-toll increase remains but is delayed to January 2026 to align with full tap-and-go rollout.
Read at Time Out New York
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]