Report * USA - MTA Could Eliminate Funding to LI Buses
From unlimited MetroCards to surcharges, the MTA looks for every last penny from riders
New York,NY,USA -NBC New York/Newsday -Jul 20, 2010: -- The drastic measures being mulled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to close its estimated $400 million budget gap could include the elimination of funding for busses on Long Island... According to transit advocates, the MTA, as part of its preliminary 2011 budget, will demand that Nassau County and/or New York State come up with $40 million more to keep Long Island buses running... This could strand many of the 100,000-plus people on Long Island that take buses... The move comes as the MTA said it was also considering shaving off some of the "off peak" discounts on the LIRR and also might limit "unlimited" weekly and monthly Metrocards by putting caps on the number of rides... Off-peak rides make up 30 percent of revenue at the LIRR and 27 percent of trips, officials said... There's little doubt that fares won't go up again in January -- a hike speculated to be about 7 percent. This means a monthly pass could cost about $100 a month, up from $89 today... Labels: reports, transport funds
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