ACCESS-A-RIDE FARE HIKE

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Assembly members Jonathan Bing and Micah Kellner, and Borough President Scott Stringer joined transportation and disability advocates to call on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to drop a proposed Access-A-Ride fare hike. The MTA, which is trying to close a gaping budget deficit with fare hikes and service cuts, is looking to double the $2 fare, an additional burden to the elderly and disabled people who rely on Access-A-Ride. â??MTA is ambushing paratransit riders because they know people with disabilities have no other transportation options, Kellner said at the rally. â??While Access-A-Ride is critical to those who use it, the revenue that doubling this fare will bring is comparatively unimpressive.