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Fare increases from $1 to $1.15
- Date: January 1, 1990
- A 1987 agreement with the unions, Governor, and Legislature "provided for the $1.15 fare" [1]
- Occurred while approving 1987 $8.5bil capital plan
- Written primarily by Felix Rohatyn
- Increase of 15% was to close $200mil budget defecit
- There was a political retreat from a $1.25 fare
- Some say due to public outcry, others say it was a political gimmick
- Kiley said in July 1989 that more than a $1.15 fare may be necessary
- Ridership had not increased, resulting in $15mil less revenue than expected
- Corporate-tax revenues were down $15mil
- Federal aid was $25mil less than expected
- "Technically, the M.T.A. can approve fare increases without the agreement of lawmakers. The Legislature, however, controls the authority's huge capital plans, giving it strong influence." [2]
- Source: "Kiley Says Fares Could Increase Beyond $1.15 Planned for 1990," The New York Times, June 1, 1989. link
- Source: David E. Pitt, "A $1.15 Token Now Supported By Transit Staff," The New York Times, December 2, 1989. link
- Source: Eric Schmitt, "Transit Lines Brace for Test Of $1.15 Fare," The New York Times, January 2, 1990. link
- Source: "Turnstile Politics: Preparing for the $1.15 Token," The New York Times, December 3, 1989. link
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Fare increases from 75 cents to 90 cents
- Date: January 2, 1984
- Kiley defends increases to make up operating deficits
- 1984 budget is $3.7bil
- New fares and tolls expected to generate $270mil
- Elderly and handicapped returned to half fare 24 hours a day
- Had been half fare only outside of 7am and 9am
- City Council President Carol Bellamy had several criticisms
- Questioned whether $38mil reserve fund for track work was necessary
- Thought some operating budget items should actually be capital budget items
- Thought budget was too conservative in "failing to count on receiving certain Federal financing"
- Board endorsed Koch's proposal to have MTA set up administrative board to prosecute fare evadors, rather than sending them to court, as was currently done
- Source: Suzanne Daley, "M.T.A. RAISES FARES AND TOLLS BY 20% ACROSS THE BOARD," The New York Times, December 17, 1983. link
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Bob Kiley appointed MTA Chair
New Yorker on Bob Kiley
- MTA offices were at 347 Madison Avenue, near Grand Central
- Britain's Labour party still (2004) gets most of its funding from unions
- Kiley wanted public bondds to finance Tube improvements, Blair and Treasury wanted to use PPPs, let to privatization of the Tube
- Tube control was transfered to TfL in July 2004
- Kiley was chair of MTA from 1983 to 1990, took over the Underground at age 68
- Margaret Thatcher abolished the Greater London Council in 1986, which was led by Ken Livingstone
- Blair government engaged in massive devolution and recreated independent municipal government in London, but did not want to hand over control of the Underground with Livingstone as mayor
- TfL was newly created
- Kiley's subway chief at MTA was David Gunn
- They also worked together at MBTA
- Gunn briefly joined Kiley in London, but ran Amtrak at the time of this article
- Appointed to Amtrak Board of Directors by Clinton in 1993
- Known for engaging in public fights with New York's transit labor unions
- "This would be a three-fer," Kiley said about the opportunity to lead in London, after running the old subway systems in Boston and NYC
- Source: "Underground Man," The New Yorker, February 9, 2004. link
- Source: "The Talk of the Town: Robert Kiley," The New Yorker, October 31, 1983. link
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MTA Courts Kiley
- Date: October 8, 1983
- Cuomo's counsel, Timothy Russert, sat with Kiley at Fenway during Yaz Day (Carl Yastrzemski's last game) to discuss the MTA job
- The govenor's staff's codename for Kiley was "The Badge," "because he had been Deputy Mayor in charge of public safety in Boston from 1972 to 1975 and before that a C.I.A. official"
- Source: "THE SECRET COURTING OF ROBERT KILEY," The New York Times, October 8, 1983. link
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