fares

Supreme Court upholds Transit Commission decision to deny IRT 7 cent fare

• Source: "Decision is Climax of Long Litigation," The New York Times, April 9, 1929. link
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School Children Fare Debate

• Was this the beginning of the end for 100% farebox recovery?
• Source: "City to Add 9 Million Aid To Help Keep 15c Fare," The New York Times, July 10, 1963. link
• Source: "NEW TRANSIT AID IS LINKED TO FARE," The New York Times, October 16, 1963. link
• Source: E.R. Shipp, "M.T.A. Drops Pupil Half-Fare Program," The New York Times, June 14, 1980. link
• Source: "The 20-Cent Fare Arrives," The New York Times, October 26, 1963. link
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MTA Misc

• Fares
  • NYT in 1982 on tax package falling short
  • NYT in 1914 on state railroad fares
  • NYT in 1982 on Ravitch's potential 40% fare rise
  • NYT in 1981 on Ravitch's worry about federal aid cuts
  • NYT in 1982 on Ravitch's fare control policies
  • NYT in 1980 on Ravitch and Carey with MTA productivity measures
  • City Journal on some various MTA history
  • Lists on fare increses: NYSubway.com and Wikipedia
• NYT in 1990 on long subway fare lines
• NYT in 1933 on subway tax to retain city credit rating
• Unification
  • NYT in 1940 on subway unification difficulties
  • NYT in 1940 on subway unification
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Conducting a Search For Origins Of 'One Fare'

• Date: 1997
• Article ran on day of MetroCard's introduction (July 4, 1997)
• Peter Stangl (MTA chair in 1992) proposed "fare deal" to offset 25-cent fare hike with discounts and free transfers
• Richard Ravitch (MTA chair in 1982) considered automated turnstile to allow riders from outer boroughs to reach Manhattan on a single fare
• Source: nyc
• Source: nyt
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