dust1990 OP t1_jcm5d6v wrote on March 17, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by ManhattanRailfan in NYC Subway Fare over last 120 years adjusted for inflation by dust1990

True this doesn’t factor the bonus which recently went away. This plots the base fare only. Do you know where I might find info on the bonus history? Regardless I doubt it would make much difference.

Edit: thanks everyone. I’ll try to add this to see if it makes a material difference.

colonelcasey22 t1_jcm8t8f wrote on March 17, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Looks like the history of the MetroCard bonuses of it can be extracted here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard

Doubt it's ever coming back with OMNY in effect and fewer people pre-loading amounts to a card.

Pennwisedom t1_jcnn150 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 3:38 AM

> ewer people pre-loading amounts to a card.

It's a chicken and the egg problem in this case really. I stopped pre-loading my card because the bonus went away.

WikiSummarizerBot t1_jcm8uuf wrote on March 17, 2023 at 9:15 PM

MetroCard

>The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is a payment method for the New York City Subway (including the Staten Island Railway), New York City Transit buses and MTA buses. The MetroCard is also accepted by several partner agencies: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System. The MetroCard was introduced in 1993 to enhance the technology of the transit system and eliminate the burden of carrying and collecting tokens.

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ManhattanRailfan t1_jcm9g19 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 9:19 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard under history. It actually would make a decent dent. At one point, the bonus was 20%.

doodle77 t1_jcprlar wrote on March 18, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Also the unlimited MetroCard.

The MTA reports the average fare paid per ride in it's annual reports. In 2019 it was $2.10, and it increased significantly in the pandemic as commutation ridership dropped.