Metrocards

Mass Transit's State Of The Union: Room For Improvement

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Mass Transit, Dart Light Rail, Public Transportation, Mbta Fare Hike, Dallas Light Rail, MTA Fare Hike, Metrocards, Surface Transportation Bill, Video, Politics News

The last couple of years have been pretty stormy for public transportation agencies: Amid deteriorating state and local budgets, some 80 percent of th...

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New Trend: Not Paying The Bill, And 'Free Swiping'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny News, Wages, Cost of Living, Fare Hikes, French Exit, NY Around Town, NY Restaurants, Mta, Metrocards, New York Crime, Video, New York News

Hard times for New Yorkers means inventive ways of cutting back -- like stealing meals and subway rides! At least that is the trend we are reading ...

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Off the Rails: NY's Gubernatorial Candidates Lack Plans on Transit

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mass Transit, New York Governor's Race, Andrew Cuomo, Jay Walder, New York City Subway, Mta Budget Cuts, Mta, Mta Budget Deficit, Metrocards, Carl Paladino, New York News

Voters want to know: which candidate for governor will finally bring the MTA's finances under control? Unfortunately, all they've heard from Cuomo and Paladino is outdated rhetoric.

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PHOTOS: 9 Creative Ways To Not Own A Car

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Car Alternatives, Environment, Bike Culture, Green Transportation, Green Living, Bike, Green Living Tips, Green Zipcar, Walking Bus, Carpool, Green Delivery, Taxi Sharing, Car Sharing, Rollerblades, Slidepollajax, Zipcar, Metrocards, Smarter Ideas, Green News

Eco-friendly transportation is no longer merely a fad but now a necessity in greening our lives. Whether your green transportation of choice is your ...

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UNFARE: Get Ready For Price Hikes, MetroCard Changes

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NYC Transit, Mta, Fare Raises, Metrocards, Subway Fares, NYC Subway, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's transit agency on Wednesday proposed fare increases of more than 16 percent for monthly subway and bus passes and 9 percen...

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Five Arrested After MTA Hearing Gets Physical (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Subway, Mta Budget Cuts, New York Mta, New York Subway, Student Metrocards, Mta, New York, New York City, Metrocards, Video, New York News

Public hearings about MTA budget cuts quickly turned unruly at the Brooklyn Museum last night. At least four people, including a teenage girl who spo...

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MTA, City & State to Students: Drop Dead

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Today, the MTA launches a whirlwind tour of public hearings citywide. These hearings will be the first of their kind since 585,000 student straphangers learned they would lose subsided fares.

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Translating Livability Goals Into Policy

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Bus Rapid Transit, Mayor Bloomberg, Ferries, Airline-Congestion, Livability, Nextgen, Quality of Life, Metrocards, New York News

Bloomberg has consistently focused on quality of life as an underpinning of his public policy and investment decisions. Nowhere is this more true than with the city's Department of Transportation.

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Hold Mayor Bloomberg Accountable on His Campaign Promise to Fix the MTA

Dan Cantor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mayor Bloomberg, Mta, Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City, Student Metrocards, Metrocards, New York News

Love New York? New York urgently needs your help. Our city's transit system is in crisis. The cost of a monthly MetroCard could rise to over $100 next year.

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MTA On Track To Hike Fees

nydailynews.com | Pete Donohue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: MTA Budget, Mta Woes, Subway Fare, Subway, Unlimited Metrocards, Mta, Metrocards, New York News

Monthly unlimited-ride MetroCards could soar past $100 and one-way subway fares could jump as high as $2.60 unless the city and state find new sources...

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The Legend of the Metrocard Bike

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Subway, Mta, Bicycles, New York Mta, Subway, Metrocards, New York News

When I saw it today at 59th and 8th, I didn't realize I had come across a legend. At the time, it seemed like a clever novelty: a bike completely decked out in Metrocards.

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Student Metrocards Only Get $25 Million From New Paterson Budget

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Budget, David Paterson, New York Economic Crisis, Mta, Student Metrocards, Paterson Budget, New York Budget Crisis, Metrocards, New York News

Gov. Paterson's budget provides $25 million for student MetroCards - a tiny fraction of what the MTA says is needed to keep providing free bus and sub...

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Possible Student Metrocard Cuts 'A Crisis'

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mta, Student Metrocards, Budget Cuts, Subway, Metrocards, Fiscal Crisis, New York News

NEW YORK — The cash-strapped agency that runs New York City subways and buses is considering a proposal to end the more than 60-year-old practic...

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Student Metrocards Could Be Cut In MTA Cards

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue, Meredith Kolodner and Elizabeth Hays | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buses, Mta, Student Metrocards, David Paterson, Subway, MTA Cuts, Metrocards, New York News

This much is clear after Gov. Paterson's news conference on Sunday: The city's cash-strapped transit system won't be getting any help from Albany. ...

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