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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [102] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [103] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
Traffic & Transit MetroCards Could Be Half-Price For Some NYers Under New Plan A $212 million "fair fares" program in the Council's budget plan would save up to 800,000 people as much as $700 a year.
The MTA plans to give free MetroCards to New York City students who take public buses to school. The transit agency said it plans to end the use of the half-fare MetroCard, which requires kids who ...
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.
Half-Price MetroCard Program Won't Include Single Rides - New York City, NY - The so-called Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers will only cut prices for seven- and 30-day MetroCards.
Contactless trial on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, 2007. Subway tokens had been used as the MTA subway and bus systems' form of fare payment since the 1950s. MetroCards made by Cubic Transportation Systems started to replace the tokens in 1992; the MetroCards used magnetic stripes to encode the fare payment.
According to a new report from the MTA, nearly half of bus riders in New York City are skipping out on paying their fares. According to officials, 48% of bus riders did not pay during the first ...
August 26, 2024 at 6:52 PM. NEW YORK - According to a new report from the MTA, nearly half of bus riders in New York City are skipping out on paying their fares. According to officials, 48% of bus ...