Amtrak7 Posted January 28, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2011 TOR is implementing a set of fare hikes and service cuts, taking effect on April 1. Details: -TOR fare increases to $2, TZx $3, transfer 50 cents -Route 59: Nighttime service reduction (2 trips eliminated, 3 shortened) -Route 91: Eliminate "direct" Haverstraw-Palisades Mall service -Route 92: Eliminate Sunday service -Route 94: Eliminate Saturday service -Route 95: Eliminate 5 PM rush hour trips -Route 97: Eliminate 2 roundtrips per weekday -Loops 1, 2, 3: Eliminate Saturday service (for those unfamiliar with the system, Loops 1 and 2 run their full routes Sunday-Friday and limited service and routes on Saturday. Loop 3 is currently is a normal daily bus route.) With these cuts, the 3 loops will probably be the only routes in the NY area to run Sunday but not Saturday. Back in October, the Ferry Xpress route was eliminated. http://co.rockland.ny.us/PublicTrans/MediaRelease.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 28, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 28, 2011 $3 for the TZx? This is bullsh*t. When I first started heading to the Palisades in 2007, it was $1.50. For that amount of money they better improve service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted January 28, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 28, 2011 Let's face it - $1 transit fare is becoming rarer, and $2 is becoming the new norm. Just like $2 a gallon gasoline has become the new norm. A penny, nickle, dime, and quarter won't buy anything and a half-dollar hardly buys anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted January 28, 2011 $3 for the TZx? This is bullsh*t. When I first started heading to the Palisades in 2007, it was $1.50. For that amount of money they better improve service. At least it's better than $5.50 in NYC! Really, rural transit should have higher fares, as ridership is lower so cost per passenger is higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 30, 2011 Let's face it - $1 transit fare is becoming rarer, and $2 is becoming the new norm. Just like $2 a gallon gasoline has become the new norm. A penny, nickle, dime, and quarter won't buy anything and a half-dollar hardly buys anything. Please tell me where I can purchase gas for $ 2 p/gal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted January 31, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 31, 2011 $3 for the TZx? This is bullsh*t. When I first started heading to the Palisades in 2007, it was $1.50. For that amount of money they better improve service. With all due respect FG driving from your neck of the woods from SE Queens to Palasdies is about at least $30 in gas filling up with a mid size car. Not counting the Tappan Zee or Lincoln/GWB tolls as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 31, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 31, 2011 At least it's better than $5.50 in NYC! Exactly. you get more for your buck paying $3 on the TzX, than you do with ANY express route in the boroughs.... from suffern to white plains for $3 (although I do hate the bottlenecking that sometimes happen, heading out to MNRR Tarrytown) is still a bargain... compared to w/e the longest express bus route is in the outerboroughs, to $5.50.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted January 31, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 31, 2011 Exactly. you get more for your buck paying $3 on the TzX, than you do with ANY express route in the boroughs.... from suffern to white plains for $3 (although I do hate the bottlenecking that sometimes happen, heading out to MNRR Tarrytown) is still a bargain... compared to w/e the longest express bus route is in the outerboroughs, to $5.50.... Awaits FG reply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted January 31, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 31, 2011 Is it some kind of a joke to do a fare hike plus service reduction on April Fools day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 31, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 31, 2011 It is also better than paid $7.50 on BxM4C (W28) Bee-Line Bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 31, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 31, 2011 Exactly. you get more for your buck paying $3 on the TzX, than you do with ANY express route in the boroughs.... from suffern to white plains for $3 (although I do hate the bottlenecking that sometimes happen, heading out to MNRR Tarrytown) is still a bargain... compared to w/e the longest express bus route is in the outerboroughs, to $5.50.... It's not even a real express bus route. It makes local stops in Rockland County. The closest equivalent would be the Q50. And hardly anyone takes it end to end. People either take it from the mall to Tarrytown, the mall to White Plains, or Suffern to some intermediate stop in Rockland. The quality of the Palisades has declined and it's becoming more expensive to get there. Instead of going there three times a year I'll only go once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 31, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 31, 2011 Tappan Zee Express bus is only bus that is not flag system. In Rockland County, along Tappan Zee Express stop, they had to flag at bus shelter or its bus stop along the route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 31, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 31, 2011 Post deleted. Internet trobule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted February 1, 2011 It's not even a real express bus route. It makes local stops in Rockland County. The closest equivalent would be the Q50. And hardly anyone takes it end to end. People either take it from the mall to Tarrytown, the mall to White Plains, or Suffern to some intermediate stop in Rockland. The quality of the Palisades has declined and it's becoming more expensive to get there. Instead of going there three times a year I'll only go once. Does one still pay the TZx fare if one is riding within Rockland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted February 2, 2011 Share #15 Posted February 2, 2011 When I took TZX ride when it was $1.50, yes local Rockland resident paid with SuperSavers ticket mostly. I have taken TOR/Tappan Zee Express about 4-5 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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