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Are More MTA Fare Increases Coming? Please, No, Anything But That
2015-04-28 19:31:43| Railroads - Topix.net
New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in yet another bind . If state lawmakers do not agree to fund the remainder of the MTA's five-year capital plan, the deadline for which is coming up in June, there may be a need to increase fares and tolls by 15 percent in order to make ends meet.
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MTA fares can go up 15 percent if agency isn't bailed out
2015-04-28 05:54:52| Railroads - Topix.net
Single rides can jump to as high as $3.16 if the state Legislature does not bail out the MTA. Millions of commuters could soon get hit with a 15% fare and toll hike if the state Legislature doesn't bail out the debt-ridden agency, a top transit official warned Monday.
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Court Ruling Leads MTA to Propose Banning Political Ads Altogether
2015-04-28 02:45:02| Railroads - Topix.net
Back In 2012, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority tried to reject an ad that called opponents of Israel " savages ." This year, it tried to block an ad that quoted a Hamas-run television station as saying "Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah."
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After judge rules against it, MTA moves to ban political ads
2015-04-28 00:35:34| Railroads - Topix.net
The MTA's letter was sent to Judge John Koeltl on April 24. The judge had ordered the MTA to accept a pro-Israel advocacy group's political advertisement containing the phrase "Hamas Killing Jews" because it is protected speech. MTA lawyer Peter Sistrom said the agency has long considered revising its advertising policy.
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MTA: LIRR ridership increased last year by 3 percent
2015-04-27 19:35:47| Railroads - Topix.net
A west bound train pulls out of the Huntington Long Island Rail Road Station on Jan. 20, 2015. Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara Long Island Rail Road ridership rose last year by 3 percent, with strongest growth "during non-rush hours, on non-Manhattan commutes and for nonwork trips," the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday.
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