Q&A
Council member inquires about public process for MTA fare changes
1:58:51
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Council Member Amanda Farías inquires about the public process for changing MTA fares for the new Metro North service. An MTA representative explains that any fare changes would require a public process and board action.
- A public hearing would be held for any fare changes, whether increasing or decreasing
- The process involves the MTA proposing a fare change, followed by public commentary and feedback
- The initial fare for the new service has not yet been established
Amanda Farías
1:58:51
Just wanted to ask a follow-up question regarding the potential fair I know I heard it earlier that there was gonna be potentially a public process or a public hearing.
1:59:04
Just wanted to verify In order to have a rule come out for the MTA on any of the fares, does that mean we have to have an entire public hearing process?
1:59:13
What does that hearing process look like generally in terms of the state processes.
1:59:18
I'm not too familiar.
1:59:19
I wanna make sure at at whatever point we need to incorporate our constituencies, we know.
UNKNOWN
1:59:26
Right.
1:59:26
So there would be a public process to change or alter the fare, whether it's up or down.
1:59:31
There was a contemplation of potentially moving it down at some point if there was additional stations and more utilization.
1:59:38
So any change in the fares would need to have a public process and a board action.
1:59:44
So we're not there yet.
1:59:47
Obviously, we haven't even established the initial fair, much less a change.
1:59:51
But if we were to do that, then it would be a public process.
Amanda Farías
1:59:54
Okay.
1:59:54
And that typically involves, like, a public hearing where people can come in, testify, and recommend a price, or is it something that the agency then proposes first, and the board takes
UNKNOWN
2:00:07
Russian on that.
2:00:07
It would be AAAA proposal and then the commentary on that proposal and feedback on the proposal.
