{"id":311478,"date":"2026-08-01T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311478\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:32:08","slug":"mta-considering-another-fare-increase-months-after-price-rose-to-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311478\/","title":{"rendered":"MTA considering another fare increase months after price rose to $3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NYC-MTA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">NEW YORK &#8211; New York City subway and bus riders could face another fare increase in 2027, months after the base fare rose to $3.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The MTA has outlined preliminary plans for a possible fare increase beginning in March 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The proposal has not been formally approved, and the exact amount of the potential increase has not been determined.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Before any change could take effect, the MTA would need to release a final proposal, hold public hearings, accept public comments and receive approval from its board.<\/p>\n<p> How much is the current MTA fare? <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The base subway and bus fare remained at $2.75 for more than eight years before increasing to $2.90 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The fare rose again to $3 in January 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Riders who take public transportation twice a day, five days a week, currently spend about $30 per week on base fares before accounting for any additional trips.<\/p>\n<p> What riders said <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Some riders expressed frustration over the possibility of another increase so soon after the latest fare hike.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019m not happy about it at all,&#8221; one commuter told FOX 5. &#8220;But what can we do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Another rider said that being able to cover a higher fare does not mean the system is affordable for everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;Just because I can afford it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s affordable,&#8221; the rider said.<\/p>\n<p> Discounted fares <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The MTA said it is working to expand access to half-price fares for more eligible New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Additional details about that expansion were not included in the preliminary proposal discussed in the report.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The MTA must complete several steps before a fare increase could be approved, including releasing the final plan and collecting public feedback.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The proposed amount and the final effective date remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written using information from FOX 5 New York reporting.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/us\/ny\/nyc\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article NEW YORK &#8211; New York City subway and bus riders could face another fare increase in 2027,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,12,56,63,129,131,130,618],"class_list":["post-311478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}