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By December 2020, the MTA had decided not to implement a budget that would have resulted in 40% service cuts and massive staff layoffs, under the assumption that Congress would give $4.5 billion of aid to the MTA.
Fare Hikes Could Come To Metro-North To Address 'Fiscal Cliff': MTA - New Rochelle, NY - Post-COVID impacts including dramatically reduced ridership has led to a deep budget shortfall,...
Subway Chief Cites Fare-Beating In MTA Budget Woes - New York City, NY - Andy Byford said fare evasion is a factor in the MTA's budget problems, drawing fire from the Manhattan DA's...
Subway Fare Hikes Won't Fix MTA's Budget Woes, Comptroller Says - New York City, NY - The MTA plans to increase subway fares in 2019 and 2021. It'll face a $634 million budget gap in 2022...
The MTA has consistently run on a deficit, but increased spending in 2000–04 coupled with the economic downturn led to a severe increase in the financial burden that the MTA bore. The budget problems stem from multiple sources. The MTA cannot be supported solely by rider fares and road tolls.
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...
The cash-strapped MTA will get $1.1 billion in the budget deal — a bailout that likely will forestall fare hikes. The deal proposes to do this by raising the state's payroll mobility tax for New ...
Officials Worry MTA Budget Puts Subways On 'Chopping Block' The MTA Board approved the $16.1 billion plan despite objections from Mayor Bill de Blasio's appointees. Noah Manskar , Patch Staff
On December 17, 2009, the MTA board voted to cut New York City Transit bus and subway citywide in order to reduce the MTA's budget deficit of $900 million. As part of the cuts, Saturday Q79 service was to be discontinued. On January 22, 2010, the MTA announced that it modified its plan to cut transit service to reduce customer impact.
NJ Transit’s budget crisis, spending practices and recent decisions to plug its deficits, namely the controversial decision to raise NJ Transit’s fares 15% this July and institute an annual 3% ...