Welcome to the discussion, Lauren. The toll swap plan will both reduce bridge fares where there is currently less traffic and increase bridge fares where there is currently more traffic (See Plan, p. 17). It will reduce traffic volume in especially congested areas and also generate a significant amount of revenue. This money could be used to mend the recent budgeting shortfalls of the MTA. You raise an interesting point about how people should drop automobile travel entirely and switch to mass transit as their primary method of travel. Should this be a long term goal? Do you think that the City should invest some of this money to provide better mass transit options?
Hi Lauren. You're right! And that's why the Move NY plan actually does just that: It extends City Ticket on the LIRR and Metro-North to seven days per week and reduces fares to $6 peak/$4 off-peak and Express busses to $5. These reductions would be put into place before the bridge tolls are lowered and before the tolls entering into Manhattan's Central Business District would be introduced.
Welcome to the discussion, Lauren. The toll swap plan will both reduce bridge fares where there is currently less traffic and increase bridge fares where there is currently more traffic (See Plan, p. 17). It will reduce traffic volume in especially congested areas and also generate a significant amount of revenue. This money could be used to mend the recent budgeting shortfalls of the MTA. You raise an interesting point about how people should drop automobile travel entirely and switch to mass transit as their primary method of travel. Should this be a long term goal? Do you think that the City should invest some of this money to provide better mass transit options?
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Hi Lauren. You're right! And that's why the Move NY plan actually does just that: It extends City Ticket on the LIRR and Metro-North to seven days per week and reduces fares to $6 peak/$4 off-peak and Express busses to $5. These reductions would be put into place before the bridge tolls are lowered and before the tolls entering into Manhattan's Central Business District would be introduced.
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