NY public transit authority reduces proposed fare hikes
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA), the agency responsible for public transit in Greater New York area, is lowering its projected fare increases and will not lay off employees, officials said Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's second- and third-largest cellphone carriers are lowering controversial surcharges on customer bills that have brought them over $250 million this year.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
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By Sid Cassese, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jan. 31--Three months ago, a judge found that Nassau's rent guidelines board failed to observe proper procedure when it authorized rent hikes on thousands of apartments for the period October 2005 through September 2006.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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DALLAS -- American Airlines is reducing flights and considering charging for onboard food amid increasing fuel prices and intensifying competition from low-cost carriers, the company&#39;s chairman and chief executive said Thursday.
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The move to cap ticket fees in Massachusetts is losing steam, which is a shame, says Eric Grossman of Waltham.
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Prospects of airlines voluntarily agreeing to significantly cut their schedules to reduce New York flight delays diminished on Tuesday with carriers angrily rejecting the government's chief proposal.
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NEW YORK -- Two major insurance companies named in the New York attorney general's investigation into questionable sales practices have discontinued the use of incentive fees, which are at the center of the probe.
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New York and other major US cities are considering fees for those driving during rush hour.
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New York mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
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New York City's congestion pricing plan cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, when the state government finally authorized it to begin installing "the needed equipment" though lawmakers denied it the ability to impose an $8-per-car fee without their approval.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing a tax increase to raise $900 million a year to help pay for a five-year rebuilding program.
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By The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 7--Just because the Utah Senate rebuffed a proposal to fund transit  and road projects through sales tax increases doesn't mean the issue is dead,  say business lobbyists.
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The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority released yesterday for the first time a list of road and transit projects that would be funded by proposed regional taxes and fees.
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As from Saturday, the public transport tariffs in Malta and Gozo will be amended and adults travelling three zones by bus will now have to pay 25c and 15c for the children.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority scaled back its dismal forecast for subway and bus riders yesterday, saying that while fare increases and service cuts were still necessary, they need not be as drastic as the agency had feared.