Sentence examples for fare raise from inspiring English sources

Tells how Ravitch had to go about funding: federal and state appropriations, borrowing, and ultimately a fare raise.

A member of the Metropoli tan Transportation Authority, Mr. Elliott was the only one of the authority to vote against the fare raise.

And should he survive both the Rudy hex and the fare raise, a rival just might remind voters that post-Giuliani, Mr. Lhota went to work for James L. Dolan, the unloved jefe of Madison Square Garden.

Some came to see a fare raise as the only viable path toward a wage increase for transit workers and in a prominent move, Michael J. Quill, the leader of the Transport Workers Union, split with other labor groups and supported an increase.

Fare raises, everyone knew, were as unstoppable as the Earth's rotation.

Stagnant ridership revenue and increased costs made the fare raises inevitable, according to an authority spokesman.

Finally, government action permitted fare raises; but by then the use of automobiles had spread, and many cities shifted to motor-bus systems of public transportation.

Ryanair passengers on ultra-cheap fares raise little ticket revenue, but are more likely to hire cars and book hotels.

Many have had to cut back services, increase fares, raise local taxes, lay off workers, borrow to meet operating costs and put off replacing old vehicles.

Southwest Airlines, the most influential carrier on domestic fares, raised its average fare just 2percentt last year, to $106.60.

McNulty stated the case for airline-style pricing that would see fares raised for overcrowded services in order to encourage travel on less busy trains.