MTA PLANS INCREASE!

What? And by what, I mean WHAT? I am not ready to pay more for my very necessary commute. Apparently on Monday, July 28 the MTA announced that next year there will be a 4 % fare hike, less than the original proposed hike of 7.5, but still not ideal. These are approximates on how pricing will look like in 2015:

• Single ride would go from $2.50 to $2.60
• Unlimited weekly passes would go up from $30 to $31.20
• 30-day unlimited passed would jump from $112 to $116.50

This increase will not be impacted by the recent and ongoing agreement with the LIRR, bus, and subway workers. Instead, the MTA will fund those by dipping into reserve funding. Along with the $14 million dollar budget revealed earlier this week calls for $20 million dollars in improvements. The MTA also plans to increase staffing to prevent equipment failure and a quicker response to subway track problems.

The following fare hike is scheduled for 2017, as of right now that increase is predicted to be another 4%. Talk about confusing and upsetting half of New York City commuters.