Sentences with phrase «for fairer fares»

«Liberal Youth Wales have been campaigning for fairer fares for young people on public transport and I am delighted that as a result of our influence in budget negotiations, young people across Wales will now benefit from reduced fares when travelling by bus.»

«Folks from all over this city — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he said.

The Council included $ 212 million in funding for Fair Fares, a proposal first initiated by the Community Service Society of New York, headed by David Jones, an MTA board member appointed by de Blasio as well as the Riders Alliance, which is led by John Raskin.

As a response, more than half of the City Council has signed a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm affirming their support for Fair Fares.

MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS — Johnson proposes cutting Council initiatives in search for Fair Fares cash — POLITICO's Gloria Pazmino and Brendan Cheney: Speaker Corey Johnson is floating a proposal to defund some Council spending initiatives as a way to pay for the Fair Fares plan, the Council's biggest budget request — and one that Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he has no intention of funding.

However, last month, the City Council proposed allocating $ 212 million from the city's budget to fund the program after more than half of its members penned a letter to Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm, affirming their support for Fair Fares.

You can also voice your support for Fair Fares online.

This is why I put pen to paper yesterday morning and signed the petition for Fair Fares Now, and I urge all other rail passengers out there to do the same.

In its budget response, the Council proposes using $ 212 million in city funds annually for Fair Fares.

Transit advocates are urging commuters to call the mayor's office and demand support for Fair Fares.

«Folks from all over this city — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he said.

«But there are 800,000 New Yorkers who are living in poverty who would qualify for Fair Fares, which would be very, very meaningful for them.»

Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, and Daniel Dromm, the Council's finance chairman, said in a statement that they were «disappointed» that no money for Fair Fares and the other City Council priorities was in the executive budget, though they believed there was enough money from additional revenue and potential savings to fund the proposals.

The Council included $ 212 million in funding for Fair Fares, a proposal first initiated by the Community Service Society of New York, headed by David Jones, an MTA board member appointed by de Blasio as well as the Riders Alliance, which is led by John Raskin.

The income threshold to qualify for the Fair Fares program would be defined by the federal poverty line, which is $ 23,339 for a family of four, according to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who is also a rumored 2021 mayoral candidate.

In response to advocates» call for Fair Fares in the past, the mayor maintained that the money should come from the MTA and the state.

Not exact matches

Dyson speaks from experience, of course - he's someone who has chosen to go against the tide plenty of times in his career so far, and yeah, it's fair to say that he's fared the better for it.

Raskin said that in addition to asking the mayor to support the plan, they are also «celebrating momentum,» lauding the Council for «unambiguously» endorsing Fair Fares.

Tech Style NYC (it's supposed to sound like «textile») highlights companies like Nuzzle, a sleek GPS tracker for dogs; Earin, a small, wireless headphone; Maven, bottled wine and liquor cocktails; and Fair Fare, an app that let's you compare surge pricing of different ride - hailing companies.

«We'd like the government to at least set a date for stopping above - inflation fare rises and also use the fares review... to create a simpler and fairer fares system.»

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and other elected officials rally for the inclusion of the Fair Fares proposal in the fiscal 2019 New York City budget, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

De Blasio — who has resisted including the «Fair Fares» (city - funded half - priced Metro Cards) measure in his budget — was massively outnumbered by an army of city elected officials, district attorneys and labor leaders who called on him to pony up $ 212 million for it in his executive budget.

At 9:30 a.m., criminal justice reform advocates and public defenders for #FairFares announce a series of speak - outs across NYC in support of Fair Fares, ahead of the final NYC Council Transportation Committee budget hearing, outside City Hall R subway stop, Manhattan.

After Mayor Bill de Blasio snubbed the proposed Fair Fares program in the city's FY2019 budget for the second year in the row, the Council has struck back with a proposal to fund the program in its budget response, reports the New York Daily News.

He's a proponent of making portions of Broadway permanently car - free, and is committed to working for implementation of Fair Fares and a five - borough bike - share system.

At 9:15 a.m., the Riders Alliance rally calls for «fair fares» for low - income public transportation users, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Although he has yet to step up and support Fair Fares, De Blasio has allotted $ 250 million for half - price MetroCards for 800,000 New Yorkers in his Fair Fix transit funding proposal.

«We, as lawmakers, can help ensure that those living below the poverty line are able to take the bus or subway to appointments, work and school by making the Fair Fares plan a reality, guaranteeing half price MetroCards for some of our city's most vulnerable.»

«I believe the millionaires tax is still the best, most reliable, most verifiable way to get that permanent funding for the MTA, especially because our vision for the millionaires tax includes the Fair Fares concept, meaning half price Metrocards for low - income New Yorkers as a matter of equity and fairness and creating opportunity,» he said.

The Council's 2019 budget proposal unveiled Tuesday includes $ 212 million for a «fair fares» program that would offer half - price MetroCards to straphangers living in poverty, Speaker Corey Johnson said.

The mayor's proposal would generate revenue for transit upgrades, and also for «fair fares,» half - price subway entrance for low - income New Yorkers.

Even if you're the type to stay a few feet from from a pig butt skewer, there's Fair fare to please any visitor, even those looking for an elusive healthy option.

«It's just not fair for people who, through no fault of their own, have to take three rides and are in a two - fare zone.»

He added, «But it just seems to me that at a time of mass income and wealth inequality, when you've got a real problem here in terms of the subway while the very wealthiest people are getting richer, what the mayor is saying — let's reduce fares for working people, let's rebuild the subway system, improve the buses, and ask the people on top to pay a little more in taxes — I think that that is fair.

They want the government to provide «fair pricing» for rail travel and are calling on the Liberal Democrats to live up to their manifesto promise to cut train fares below inflation by one per cent each year.

Raskin said that in addition to asking the mayor to support the plan, they are also «celebrating momentum,» lauding the Council for «unambiguously» endorsing Fair Fares.

But the budget was also notable for what was not included — mainly, the City Council Fair Fares plan, which would provide reduce priced MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers, a $ 400 million property tax rebate and an increase in the general reserve fund.

For two years, the «Fair Fares» initiative has been discussed.

Fair Fares did not make it into the recently - passed state budget, and the Council is now calling for $ 212 million for the program, which it estimates would also benefit about 16,411 veterans living in poverty and would extend the program to veterans attending city colleges.

«Fair Fares» advocates hand out fliers to pressure NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio into funding half - price MetroCards for New Yorkers living at the pove...

A «Fair Fares» advocate stands next to a poster to pressure NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio into funding half - price MetroCards for New Yorkers living at...

De Blasio pitched a millionaire's tax proposal to fund MTA repairs as well as subsidized fares for low - income New Yorkers, addressing another area of significant criticism, his unwillingness to fund the «Fair Fares» campfares for low - income New Yorkers, addressing another area of significant criticism, his unwillingness to fund the «Fair Fares» campFares» campaign.

The new tax would also finance half - priced MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers by using $ 250 million of the revenue, helping up to 800,000 New Yorkers (in response to advocates» call for «Fair Fares» in the past, de Blasio said the funding should come from the state).

With comments this week, the council speaker signaled that the «Fair Fares» plan is one of his top priorities for the new city budget, which the council must negotiate with the mayor.

Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James both backed the «Fair Fare» proposal, which would cut subway and bus fares in half for New Yorkers living at or below the federal poverty line.

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In a sign he wants clearer policy than his predecessor, Corbyn told the Independent on Sunday: «We know there is overwhelming support from the British people for a people's railway, better and more efficient services, proper integration and fairer fares.

Her organizational skills — developed by her experiences helping to organize the Careers seminar series, the Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE) competition (see below), and the NIH Job Fair — have proved valuable in handling the details of creating the needed infrastructure.

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During hurricane Irma I had the misfortune that I had to fly to California from Fort Lauderdale and it was quite a crazy day that day and Jet Blue took me out we got to where I was supposed to go they only problem was I paid a fortune for my fair is over thousand dollars and I called them up a couple days later explained how it happened that I was charge so much money and they refunded me all at the $ 99 fare they were offering me similar thing happened on American airlines my husband got a flight on that airline and they did not take off he had to go home and come back to the airport and I called them and I had to send and I had to send a letter and they refused they said they will not refund me the 900 and some dollars so you fly JetBlue if you're smart.