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Public Transit Travel: NYC Searches Couch Cushions For Missing $3 Billion

May 2, 2008 at 1:01 PM | 0 Comments

Riders still complaining about New York's public-transit fare hike now have something new to shake their fists at: The Metropolitan Transit Authority is scaling back on making systemic changes thanks to a $3 billion budget shortfall. Rising construction costs are to blame, according to AM New York, which means the MTA won't be sprucing up stations or buying new trains and signals.

The March 1 fare hike has already been knocked for disproportionately affecting commuters over tourists, and for changing the bonus structure so that no one can figure out how to get the free rides which are part of the pricing scheme. (The magic number on that is $40, by the way.)

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