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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [101] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [102] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
Bee-Line customers needing to transfer to Connecticut Transit (I-Bus and route 11), [141] Transport of Rockland (Tappan ZEExpress), [142] Putnam Transit (PART 2), [143] or Housatonic Area Regional Transit (Ridgefield-Katonah Shuttle) [144] services must ask for a transfer, even if paying with MetroCard. The BxM4C does not accept or issue any ...
A transfer allows the rider of a public transportation vehicle who pays for a single-trip fare to continue the trip on another bus or train. [1] Depending on the network, there may or may not be an additional fee for the transfer. [ 2 ]
The former and current track configurations at the Queensboro Plaza cross-platform transfer station. The system was created from the consolidation of three separate companies that merged in 1940: the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND).
According to The New York Times, the congestion fees could be used to pay for new subway signals, additional elevators, new platform screen doors, updated turnstiles, and surveillance cameras. [193] The MTA also planned to use revenue from the congestion charge to reduce pollution in the Bronx. [194] Toll-gantry installation began in mid-July ...
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) (legal name, no longer used publicly: New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiary, the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA)) The Bus division is now managed under Regional Bus. [57]
An 1807 grid plan of Manhattan. The history of New York City's transportation system began with the Dutch port of New Amsterdam.The port had maintained several roads; some were built atop former Lenape trails, others as "commuter" links to surrounding cities, and one was even paved by 1658 from orders of Petrus Stuyvesant, according to Burrow, et al. [1] The 19th century brought changes to the ...
The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as Centro, is a New York State public benefit corporation and the operator of mass transit in Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and Oneida counties in New York state. [2] The CNYRTA was formed on August 1, 1970, along with similar agencies in Rochester, Albany, and Buffalo.