Op-Ed | Why expanding Fair Fares eligibility is a matter of racial equity | amNewYork

Buses and subways are the lifeblood of New York City. Indeed, 56 percent of our city’s population uses the public transportation system. But the way the City subsidizes our various public transportation systems hardly reflects that and remains inequitable, having disparate impacts on low-income residents and communities of color. Expanding the eligibility for the City’s Fair Fares discounted-fare program to more low-income New Yorkers can begin to address this disparity. Despite serving millions of riders each day, the city’s subways …