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PHILADELPHIA – The Board checkpoint management of the operational budget proposal that calls for an increase across the board most of the instruments in the taxi, however, it will retain the existing fare rule 2.00 dollars.
The Council approved, by 10-2, and fiscal year 2011 operating budget as a full course yesterday. Were members of the Board of Delaware County two, and Thomas Daniel Babcock Quebec only members who voted against the proposal.

While Babcock and Quebec addressed the media after the meeting, the Babcock expressed some concerns about the fee proposal at the Committee meetings the previous week, and asked why the base fare has not increased.

The proposal would keep wages at the base of 2.00 dollars, while the wages of almost all instruments, including icons, transfers, TransPasses, and TrailPasses, and an increase in costs as of July 1. Fares another bus, subway, and a vehicle would increase as follows:

* Price will be symbols increased from 1.45 dollars to 1.55 dollars, and accordingly, two of a package of tokens will cost now 3.10 dollars for a five-pack $ 7.85, 10 package would cost 15.50 dollars (these three are the most common symbolic sales packages ).
* The cost of transport increased from 0.75 dollars to 1.00 dollars.
* Disabled passengers will now be able to pay lower fares on buses, trucks and subway trains during peak hours. This was one of the changes to the proposal made by the hearing examiner in his report issued earlier this month. Fares will be disabled for 1.00 Dollar fare basis, 0.50 dollars for the transfer, and the amount of 0.25 per area.
* The weekly TransPass cost 22.00 dollars under the new fare scheme, with an estimated monthly cost TransPasses now $ 83.00; and across the province Pass will cost $ 103.00.
* There will be a one-day comfort Pass (valid on all modes except for the regional rail) increased from 6.00 dollars to 7.00 dollars.

On the regional rail:

* Now the peak period can be defined as trains leave or access to the city center after 07:00 and on every Saturday and Sunday and major holidays.
* Fares and regional rail to / from the city center during peak hours (before 19:00 hours in the week) now be priced as follows (in progress / on board) – Zone 1: 4.00 USD / 4.00 dollars; Zone 2: $ 4.50 / 5.00 dollars; Zone 3: 5.50 USD / 6.00 dollars; areas 4 and 5: 6.25 USD / 7.00 dollars; region (6): $ 8.75 / $ 10.00
Faris * regional rail to / from the city center during the nights and weekends now be priced as follows (in progress / on board) – Regions 1 and 2: 3.50 USD / 4.00 dollars; zones 3, 4 and 5: 4.75 dollars / 6.00 dollars; region (6): $ 8.75 / $ 10.00
* Travel between any two regions outside the center of the city (Glenolden any in the region from 2 to Chester Transportation Center in the region 3) in advance at a cost of 3.25 dollars, 4.00 dollars on the plane.
* And travel between the three areas outside the city center (ie, in the Overbrook area from 2 to Thorndale in the region 5) in advance costs 3.75 dollars, 4.00 dollars on board.
And * the region TrailPasses also increase the rate of 6 percent, as follows (Weekly / Monthly) – Zone 1: $ 24.25 / $ 91.00; Zone 2: $ 34.50 / $ 127.00; Zone 3: $ 42.00 / $ 155.00; Zone 4: $ 47.75 / $ 176.00; region (5) 6: $ 53.00 / $ 191.00
* Now a trip tickets be priced ten as follows – Zone 1: $ 35.50, Zone 2: $ 42.50, the region (3): 50.00 dollars, regions 4 and 5: $ 58.00, Region 6: 77 $ 0.50
* There will be a one-day individual Independence Pass (valid on all means, including regional rail) the cost of $ 11.00, while the independence of the family pass will cost $ 28.00.

Concern noted was that fares on the railway’s regional areas 4 and 5 will be similar during peak hours, while the Cavalier on the night of the weekend / regions 1 and 2, as well as zones 3, 4 and 5 will also be identical.

According to spokesman Andrew Busch, barrier, and this “part of the taxi in the simplification effort in general.

“Is to buy tickets before riders mainly in sometimes, through the provision of these tickets at the same price, Barrier hopes to make traveling a little easier for the racer in some cases,” saidBusch. “The increase in the prices of passes in line with most of the amendments another taxi passenger regional rail.”

As part of the operating budget proposal, and ways to find out approximately 20 cuts in services simple. Reductions in the issue is essentially a previous level of improvements made to the service two years ago