Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
You're not kidding. The Buenos Aires Subte fare is going up from $42 to $58 in March (and up to $80 by September). Of course this means the next increase, assuming exchange rates remain fairly stable, is going from 12¢ to 16¢ a ride.
Back to NYC, the traffic just seems to get worse and worse and worse. Each time I've been in a car, I've thought that I should have walked several blocks west (or east) before getting my ride as to save a half hour getting out of Manhattan. I've also had a driver drop me off within a few blocks of my hotel on the inbound. "You can let me out here." "I'll bring you to the hotel door." "That's ok - it is going to take you another 20 minutes to get across that street."
"they", (Mayor, MTA, Gov, etc) are endorsing a "congestion pricing" for Manhattan, for anyone driving below 59th Street (Central Park South). The take will be funneled to the MTA to offset the corruption, mismanagement and to offset the fares not paid by fare beaters.
The cost will rival, and in some cases exceed the tunnel fees. In addition to the personal and commercial vehicles, that cost will also be passed on the cabs, ubers, car services, although there is a movement to try and make special accomodations for them? I drive in that area at least once a week, but not during the weekdays, unless absolutely necessary. Sundays work out well for me, and the free parking has a lot to do with that.. Mass transit on weekends in the city can be unreliable to say the least, and taking the tunnel, considering there are two people traveling into the city, costs me less than taking mass transit, of course, if this congestion pricing nonsense actually happens that will change.
Bottom line for the people here is that there is yet another thing in the works to increase the cost of getting into the city..