City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants the MTA to lower the cost of LIRR and Metro-North rides within New York City to $2.75, saying current fares are prohibitively expensive for city rides.
Driver advocacy groups say the city’s proposed pay rate is still too low because it underestimates how much for-hire vehicle drivers have to shell out for operating expenses.
“Customers say to me that they are noticing it’s certainly not getting any worse,” Transit President Andy Byford said. “What we really want is for them to say is it’s absolutely getting better.”
It’s likely the jump is because of broader awareness. But there’s a debate about whether to make penalties harsher for sex crimes on trains and buses.
Complaints include drivers who are poorly trained and service that is slow and inefficient, regularly making users late for work and other engagements.
Most teenagers cannot attend summer classes, jobs or internships unless they’re supplied with a MetroCard or are able to pay for one themselves.
The City Council’s action was opposed by app-based ride services that have led to tens of thousands of new cars on streets since the issue was last considered four years ago.
The Council will vote on not one but five bills aimed at the for-hire vehicle industry.
The subways are the MTA’s concern. But MTA buses roll on city streets, and transit groups say Mayor de Blasio could be doing more to clear the way.
It’s uncertain how many stations the MTA considers ‘possible’ for accessibility. Some, maybe several, may never be able to accommodate wheelchairs.