Sentence examples for fare proposal from inspiring English sources

The authority's board will vote on the fare proposal on Dec. 19.

A spokeswoman for Mr. McGreevey declined comment tonight on the fare proposal.

While no one denies that the system needs financial help, the timing of the fare proposal is off.

The fare proposal comes amid a time of flux for the taxicab industry, which has recently experienced some of the biggest upheavals in its history.

And while the decision followed 90 minutes of angry comments from riders and elected officials, the board members discussed the fare proposal for just three minutes.

Ranking members of transportation committees in both legislative houses today welcomed the fare proposal, which they said should mute some of the agency's requests for subsidies.

Jeremy Soffin, a spokesman for the authority, said: "It's a proposal that came up through the public hearings, and as with the changes to the fare proposals, we are doing our best to incorporate what we've heard.

(But that's not to say that the MTA is opposed to the measure: "If asked, the MTA would certainly work with the City on the Council's Fair Fares proposal which would be paid for and administered by the City," said spokesperson Jon Weinstein in a statement).

Mr. Sander has been a refreshing change at the M.T.A., and even personally opened himself up to rider displeasure earlier this year when he handed out leaflets explaining the fare hike proposal at subway stations.

Mr. Cuomo likes to control the flow of information from his administration, and one source recalled frustrations in Albany when Mr. Lhota began publicly discussing possible fare increase proposals.

Michael McKeon, a spokesman for Governor Pataki, said the administration had not been briefed on any toll or fare increase proposals, and he stressed that any plan was, at this point, something that existed only on a Port Authority staff level.