MTA Fare Changes
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 20, 2012
Jim O'Grady, transportation reporter for WNYC and Transportation Nation, talks about the transit fare and toll increases approved by the MTA board on Wednesday.
Summary of Changes Starting March 1:
- The base fare for buses and subways will rise to $2.50
- New Yorkers will pay $30 for a weekly Metrocard
- Monthly card is now $112, up from $104
- Riders of commuter rail lines Metro North and LIRR will see an 8-9% increase in ticket prices
- Tolls on the authority’s bridges and tunnels will go up by about the same amount. Details:
- Cash tolls on the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, Throgs Neck Bridge, Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Robert F. Kennedy Bridge will rise by a dollar to $7.50. E-ZPass users will pay $5.33, up from $4.80
- Toll for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will be reduced for Staten Island residents. Those with a valid resident E-ZPass who plan who make one or two westbound trips per month per account, will be charged $6.36 per trip. Those who make three or more trips per month will be charged $6.00 a trip. For non-residents, tolls will be $10.66 for E-ZPass users, and $15 for cash users.
- Express bus fares will rise by 50 cents, to $6
