Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that public transportation fares will remain unchanged, thanks to the infrastructure package, some users have welcomed it.
“Sounds great to me because right now we are in a very terrible situation. We are just starting to get ahead,” said one user. While someone else added: “As a city and good in this country I think that for all of us who work and in one way or another we contribute to the country. I think the governor’s decision is excellent.”
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Governor Hochul traveled to Washington DC to witness President Joe Biden’s signing of the infrastructure package. This law will help prevent a fare increase for the use of trains and buses until 2024.
Pasajeros Unidos, an organization that has advocated for the rights of transport passengers, announced that maintaining rates will help increase the number of users, although they emphasize that the measure should be permanent.
Jennifer Ochoa, a member of Pasajeros Unidos, points out: “Yes, this will continue for a while until we can establish ourselves economically and also focus and ensure that the transportation system is fixed.”
The last time the rate of the subway It was in April 2019, where a Metrocard per month increased from $ 121 to $ 127, but did not affect the daily rate of $ 2.75. Last year travel use decreased 90% due to the pandemic. The MTA suffered losses of $ 200 million a week. Currently, the use of trains has increased but is still below 50%.
“Transportation is very necessary now. Many of us are not stable in our income and it would be a very necessary help. That they stabilize it and do not raise the price,” says Ochoa.
The infrastructure package would also help to remodel some train stations, a proposal that has been received by some passengers, who think that it is time to have a better service: “It would be a good contribution if that money goes just for that; because apart from the good service that one needs as a citizen, well security “.
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