The Albany Legislature has approved a bill to save commuters some money by adding an extra free transfer between MTA buses and subways within a two-hour window.
Currently the MTA pay-per-ride fare costs $2.75, which includes one free transfer that can be used for up to two hours. However, bad service and train delays can force commuters to pay another fare if their transfer expires.
Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz does not believe that commuters should pay for an extra fare due to service delays. He empathized with commuters who have a difficult daily commute and wants to rid the burden of having them pay more by adding another free transfer.
On average, there are over 8 million MTA straphangers who ride the rails weekly. The bill ensures that these commuters will not “punished due to cutbacks in service that already add time and stress to a commute by giving them an additional free transfer.”
The legislation was sponsored by Senator Martin J Golden, and the bill will be sent to the governor’s office.
—TATYANA TURNER
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