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Old 01-19-2022, 05:09 PM
 
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https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-wan...f-2022-lieber/

The MTA’s chief wants to postpone fare hikes for the entire year thanks to more state funding for the agency and a recent lump sum of federal COVID-19 relief money.

“We are looking at being able to put off any fare increase in 2022,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority acting chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber told three joint state Senate committees during a virtual meeting on Jan. 19.

The agency originally budgeted to increase fares in July, but the transit bigwig said ticket prices could remain steady for the rest of the year thanks to a $336 million bump in state MTA funding as part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget released Tuesday, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s announcement last week of the arrival of the final $6 billion cash injection from the American Rescue Plan.

Lieber spoke to legislators during his hours-long confirmation hearing to become the permanent head of the MTA after nearly six months in an acting capacity.

Hochul in November postponed a fare hike scheduled for the beginning of 2022 until after the Democratic primary this June, claiming that President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill allowed for the move.
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