Fare Play

WHATEVER

The MTA in New York City is proposing to discount fares on everything from bus to subway to commuter trains for the month between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day to help encourage people to use public transportation for the busiest time of the year.

As a subway rider who uses an unlimited monthly card, they will add an extra week onto my card for free (as long as it is purchased in December).

This is pretty sweet and seems to be unprecedented. I also appreciate how it is being done because there is a surplus of almost a billion dollars. Of course, if it were up to me, I would spend the money to have more trains running on the weekends. But I admit this plan is probably better for the majority of people who use these services.

We'll see if it passes.