The inevitable Metro-North fare increase

The inevitable Metro-North fare increase

Sorry.  You’re too late.  You missed your chance: the deadline has passed for offering “public comment” on the upcoming fare hikes on Metro-North. Not that anything you might have said would have made a difference to the inevitable:  a 5% fare hike on September 1st of this year and another 5% jump in July of 2026.  But don’t blame the railroad or Connecticut Department of Transportation. You should really blame the legislature.  The budget they…

Legislature Won’t Fully Fund CT Train Service; Two Upcoming 5 Percent Rate Increases Are the Result

Sorry. You’re too late. You missed your chance: the deadline has passed for offering “public comment” on the upcoming fare hikes on Metro-North. Not that anything you might have said would have made a difference to the inevitable: a 5% fare hike on Sept. 1st of this year and another 5% jump in July of […] The post Legislature Won’t Fully Fund CT Train Service; Two Upcoming 5 Percent Rate Increases Are the Result appeared first on Darienite.

Talking Transportation: The Inevitable Fare Increase

Driving isn’t an option, especially with an additional $9 toll now added to your daily drive into Manhattan. And work from home was great, while it lasted. But now you have to show up at the office in person at least a few days a week. – Jim Cameron