What do you think of my Petition regardding the MTA and Bee-Line fare hike?

According to Westchester County Public Hearing, Bee-Line Bus System will also increase along with Metropolitan Transportation Authority because of MTA MetroCard.


If you have time to read, please sign and if possible please comment on.





http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/prevent鈥?/a>


Anyone who takes buses and subways, Bee-Line, trains can sign.What do you think of my Petition regardding the MTA and Bee-Line fare hike?
The MTA is a weird beast, and it's fare increases may or may not be justified. Be aware though, that for many people the cost of using Bee-Line buses has decreased substantially since Bee-Line adopted Metrocard (in April 2007). Riders using both NYC buses or subways AND Bee-Line buses no longer have to pay a second fare when transferring from one system to the other. Also, the fare on the BxM4C was reduced from $7 to $5, for a service that provides a direct ride from as far as White Plains to Wall Street. This is substantially cheaper than a Metro North train ride, and a comparable trip would require two subway connections as well, so a fare of $6.25 is still a relative bargain.





Westchester is not ';taking advantage'; of the MTA's increase. The fact that both systems use the same fare media requires that they raise fares correspondingly.





A Bee-Line fare covers less than 40% of the net cost of a bus ride, and this is typical of public transit throughout the US. With public subsidies for operating costs reduced, the only way to avoid service reductions is to increase fares. While this does affect low-income riders disproportionately, there really is no other solution. The people that will be hit hardest are those that don't ride often enough to purchase a time-based (unlimited ride) Metrocard. A petition is unlikely to sway the people that make these decisions. Their hands are tied by the funding stream from the FTA down through the state, NYC and other counties involved.





It's not a favorable situation, but for the service provided, not exorbitant.What do you think of my Petition regardding the MTA and Bee-Line fare hike?
Good. I see you moved from 4 to 8 signatures from lastnight.





You can also look at the one for the Cross Bay Bridge Toll


http://www.thepetitionsite.com/46/petiti鈥?/a>





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http://411newyork.org/forum/index.php?sh鈥?/a>


http://411newyork.org/forum/index.php?sh鈥?/a>
You are wasting your time. The costs of operating Bee-Line service is also going up and Westchester County is going to take advantage of what the MTA is going to do and raise the fare as well.