Mayor: Proposed Express Bus Fare Hike "Unfair"

"When the MTA management proposed its budget for 2009 last week, it included a fare increase for express bus riders that was out of all proportion to the increases that other transit riders may face," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg on 1010 WINS radio. "Currently, a seat on an express bus costs $5 each way. MTA management had proposed raising that fare to $7.50, a 50% jump."

The mayor says this jump is completely unfair for X-bus riders.

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