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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. [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".
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. Reduced Fare OMNY cards are expected to be issued in late 2023. Full deployment to other New York City-area transit systems had been expected by 2023 but has been delayed.
Discounted fares are extended to seniors and people with disabilities who ride New York City's subways and buses, but denied to New Yorkers who rely on Access-A-Ride to go to work, school, doctor ...
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 poverty line ...
Starting Feb. 25, LIRR and Metro-North commuter rail passengers can buy a 20-trip option or a monthly ticket at a 10 percent reduced price. And for New York City dwellers, the MTA will offer a ...
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A reduced fare program refers to special programs providing particular passengers with a discounted fare option for travel on a public transport system. In the United States, public transportation systems that receive federal funding are required to offer, at minimum, half fares to the elderly and handicapped persons during off peak travel. [1]
Boarding New York City subways and most of its buses will cost another 15 cents before the summer is out under an MTA plan approved Wednesday that raises the base fare to $2.90. The MTA board in a ...
SmartLink is a RFID-enabled credit card-sized smartcard that is the primary fare payment method on the PATH transit system in Newark and Hudson County in New Jersey and Manhattan in New York City. It was designed to replace PATH's paper-based farecard, QuickCard, and there was plans to expand its usage throughout most transit agencies in the ...
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. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer ...
Tap-To-Ride MTA Passengers Will Get Unlimited Passes - New York City, NY - MTA leaders approved a pilot that gives OMNY tap-to-pay users the equivalent of a $33 weekly unlimited pass if they take ...