- MTA Fares, Like Toll Rates Before Them, Go Up
- Kansas Turnpike Launches 2023 Customer Survey
- USDOT Announces Membership Of Revived Advisory Committee On Equity
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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MTA Fares, Like Toll Rates Before Them, Go Up
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a reminder that subway, bus and commuter railroad fare increases took effect on schedule yesterday, August 20. “The new fares, which are designed to yield a 4% fare revenue increase, were approved by the MTA Board during its July meeting.” Bridge and tunnel toll rate increases took place earlier this month. According to the authority, the fee hikes are a “continuation of an MTA practice that began in 2009 in which small, predictable adjustments are made to fares and tolls on a biennial basis. Due to the impact the pandemic had on ridership fare increases were temporarily put on hold in 2021. The toll and fare revenue increase for 2023 is projected to generate $117 million in 2023. The five-year plan announced on Monday, July 17, assumes additional 4% increases in 2025 and in 2027.”
ABC News New York covers this story.
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports Connecticut Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New Jersey New York New York City Transit and Toll RoadsKansas Turnpike Launches 2023 Customer Survey
The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) has launched its online 2023 customer satisfaction survey. The agency says participation helps it “prioritize what is most important to our customers,” an notes, “[p]rior feedback collected has resulted in electric vehicle charging stations, increased overhead bridge clearance, and KTA’s transition to cashless tolling in mid-2024.”
Customer Service Experience Kansas Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) Public Outreach And CommunicationUSDOT Announces Membership Of Revived Advisory Committee On Equity
USDOT announced that the reestablished Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE) will have 24 members. ACTE provides “independent advice and recommendations about issues of civil rights and various contexts of transportation equity from a variety of leaders,” and it will “play an integral role in USDOT’s efforts to implement its Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan.” Members newly appointed include former USDOT secretary Anthony Foxx; Diana Mendes, Corporate President for Infrastructure and Mobility Equity at HNTB; Washington State DOT Secretary Roger Millar; Azikiwe Rich, Executive Director of Performance Management, NYC Department of Transportation; Tunya Smith, Director, Office of Civil Rights, North Carolina DOT; Phil Washington, Denver International Airport CEO and former LA Metro chief executive; and Priya Sarathy Jones, Deputy Executive Director, Fines and Fees Justice Center. AASHTO Journal spotlights the ACTE appointments of Secretary Millar and NCDOT’s Tunya Smith.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Appointments-Promotions-Retirements HNTB New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Toll Exemption, Discount And Equity Programs Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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