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Five New Yorkers with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit this week to force MTA officials to extend half-price and discounted fares to people who use the Access-A-Ride paratransit system.
In 2022, the MTA has stopped providing Boston senior citizens (65 or over) who ride the T's bus, subway, trolley and commuter rail lines with either new Senior ID Charlie Cards or with...
Metro Transit offers reduced fares to lower-income passengers through the Transit Assistance Program (TAP). TAP fares cost one dollar per ride and include a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-hour transfer, even during Rush Hour and on Express buses.
Open enrollment launched Monday for the MTA's Fair Fares program, which will provide discounted MetroCards to New York City residents, between the ages of 18 and 64, below the federal...
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. [89] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [90] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
The MTA began offering OMNY contactless cards on October 1, 2021, and introduced fare capping on February 28, 2022. Reduced-fare customers were allowed to use OMNY starting in June 2022 using their own debit or credit cards which must be registered with OMNY.
The MTA's group station manager office hours program is now underway, ... get info about OMNY, Fair Fares, Reduced-Fare, and more. ...
According to Graf, any resident of Suffolk County age 60 and over is eligible for the free card, which offers discounts to many area businesses and a reduced fare on Suffolk County Transit.
On Metro buses and rail lines, transfers are free for up to two hours. Effective July 1st, 2023, Metro introduced Fare Capping, eliminating their monthly, weekly, and day passes. The regular fare cap is currently set at a maximum of $5 a day, or $18 a week, with lower caps for riders with discounted fares.
Students at universities throughout the New York City area, and the nation, could soon receive a 25 percent discount (or more) on their public-transit fare.