services reduced, costs raised

Get your shit together MTA. You’re about to lose ridership.

At $103/month I can AFFORD a bicycle for $200 and it will pay for itself in two months. Of course I won’t be able to ride it EVERYWHERE, but I will be able to significantly reduce my daily trips on subways to twice-weekly trips, especially with better weather approaching. I’ll buy 7-day unlimited cards when I can take advantage of them and use a topped-up card with bonus fees when I’m only looking for single journeys, but overall you can expect to receive around $300-$600 less a year from me at the older fees, or around $375-$750 less a year at the increased fare. Your choice.

Why don’t people who live and work in the city get access to reduced fares and tourists pay a premium for services?

their press release regarding the fare hike, which went into effect 25th March.