Mass Transit Riders Up With Fuel And Toll Hikes

Though it doesn’t seem like our streets and highways are any less congested, passenger totals on New York’s trains, buses and ferries are up significantly the past few months. The MTA is smiling. Random questioning of riders found that this uptick in MetroCard users is a direct result of higher oil prices and bridge and tunnel fees. Many will never return to their gas-guzzling ways again. (Now who says Gothamites are dumb???)