LIRR fares to rise Friday -- again
LIRR commuters are upset with the recent announcement of fare hikes to begin on Friday. Videojournalist: Jessica Rotkiewicz (Feb. 27, 2013) (February 27, 2013 7:52 PM)
LIRR trains and commuters through the years
Out-of-service escalators at LIRR stations
LIRR communications center
Map: LI traffic and transit
See how much MTA hikes will cost you
LIRR ticket prices have more than quadrupled over the past three decades, far outpacing inflation and taking a bigger percentage out of commuters' incomes.
And Friday, they go up again.
Monthly ticket prices have risen 318 percent since 1980. But as hefty as the increases have been, they are in line with the growing cost of providing public transportation over the same period, federal...
