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MTA Cost Recovery
NYC Transit High, Commuter Railroads Low
The Metro Section of the NY Times has offered a wealth of information on
metropolitan area transit financing in recent months and weeks through its
graphical "Pulse" feature. This week, it highlighted the amount of transit
operating costs the various MTA transit operations finance through the
farebox, as opposed to revenues from taxes, fees and other sources. The
Times showed the ratios projected through this year, but the Straphangers
Campaign recently obtained figures that project the ratios for 1996 that
assume the MTA's entire fare hike proposal is enacted. Thus, we are able
to show you the dramatic impact, especially for NYC transit riders.
PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING COSTS COVERED BY FARES
NYC Subways and Buses
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YEAR
89 53.9%
90 57.5%
91 57.5%
92 62.7%
93 62.1%
94 58.9%
95 60.3%
96 71.7%
MTA Commuter Railroads
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1995 1996
LIRR 44.9% 48.7%
Metro-North 56.5% 60.0%
City/transit system
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Atlanta 27%
Boston 29%
Chicago 47%
Los Angeles 32%
Miami 29%
PATH 37%
NYC Transit* 71%
Non-metro area systems avg. 32%
*Assumes $1.50 fare: currently 60.3%
An excerpt from:
Mobilizing the Region
A Weekly Bulletin from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Electronic Edition Number 42 and 43
18 & 25 August 1995
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