He urged elected officials to adequately fund the system so it can "provide frequent and affordable service to the millions of Americans who rely on it.
Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since and covering the transportation beat since He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons. Real Estate Technology Cars Columns. By Alfonso A. Castillo alfonso. Print Share fb Share Tweet Email. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Are riders ready to come back? Fares : After warning of doomsday cuts, Metro-North decides not to raise fares this year. When are they riding? That allows us to think about what kind of fare changes we might want to make.
The findings will be presented to the MTA board, which will decide whether to continue across-the-board discounts or offer them in packages of 10 or more trips. The announcement comes as railroad ridership, which dipped to unprecedented lows during the pandemic, ticked upward after Labor Day, with two of the biggest totals logged during the pandemic. On Monday, ridership climbed to ,, followed by , on Tuesday.
On Monday and Tuesday, traffic for each day totaled over ,, down. On Aug. Several riders interviewed last week said their employers delayed a September return to Manhattan offices for several months amid concerns with a jump in COVID Delta variant infections. Increases in weekend ridership continues to outpace those seen during the week. The railroad is offering incentives to get those numbers even higher.
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