Sentences with phrase «income city riders»

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

He's also said to want city money to subsidize half - price MetroCards for some 800,000 low - income subway riders, which de Blasio has opposed.

Though NYC's buses carry over 2 million passengers a day — more than the LIRR, Metro North, PATH and New Jersey Transit combined — they are often treated as an afterthought, even as they hemorrhage riders and strand the mostly low - income New Yorkers who depend on them, according to the city comptroller's office.

«Rather than force New York City riders and low - income families to pay more... the governor should return the money he diverted and support a tax on millionaires to bring the system into the 21st century.»

As cities continue to look for ways to better engage low - income potential riders, adding monthly membership options which offer greater financial flexibility and reduce «sticker shock» should be considered.