With OMNY fully rolling out to Fair Fares, low income riders will finally be able to take advantage of fare capping—another key tool for keeping fares low for dedicated riders. While Fair Fares is a crucial program that brings half fare transit to riders making under 145% of the federal poverty level, we continue to call for the program’s eligibility threshold to be raised to 200% and to the LIRR and Metro-North within New York City, so riders—including hundreds of thousands of minimum wage workers—can take advantage of the fastest mode of transit available to them. OMNY rollout to Fair Fares is a big step towards a more equitable transit system, and we thank City Hall and the MTA for working together to make it happen.
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