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M.T.A. Proposes Raising Bus and Subway Fares to $2.90 by Summer’s End

The proposed increase would be the first in the base fare since 2015 and would raise the price of a seven-day MetroCard by a dollar.

Mayor Eric Adams has voiced support for the idea. But planning and funding such a venture will be difficult, some experts say.

The agency that runs New York City’s subway and buses has fewer riders and shaky finances. Experts have ideas for addressing the problems.

New York transportation authorities appear poised to improve bus service to La Guardia after a plan for a rail link was scrapped last week.

Ballooning costs help doom what had been a pet project of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.