The commission also set a $45 flat rate fare from anywhere in Manhattan to Kennedy International Airport, to mirror the flat fare in effect for trips from the airport to Manhattan.
After the opening of the Central London Railway in 1900 from Shepherd's Bush to the City with a flat rate fare of 2d the District and Metropolitan together lost four million passengers between the second half of 1899 and the second half of 1900.
The Green candidate, a Camden councillor who also ran for mayor in 2008, wants flat-rate fares, a renters' union and a special fund to help small businesses.
The flat-rate fare for the Subway is £1.40 per trip.
2d The original flat-rate fare of the Central London Railway, now the Central line, earning it the nickname "the Tuppenny Tube".
You can also go to other cities for a slightly increased but still flat-rate fare.
Correction: January 30 , 2004 Friday An article yesterday about a proposed increase in New York City taxi fares referred incorrectly to the flat rate for Kennedy Airport, which would increase to $45 from $35.
The Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, which represents fleet owners, wants a 23percentt fare increase, which would produce an average fare of $8.45 and increase the flat rate for a ride from John F. Kennedy International Airport into Manhattan to $49 from $35.
Taxicab, chauffeur-driven automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city or its suburbs for a fare determined by a meter or zone system or a flat rate.
If the fare is to a major airport, ask if there's a flat rate vs. a metered rate.
The service, which is essentially just a fancy way of splitting the fare with other people headed in the same direction, offers a $5 flat rate to anyone traveling between Financial District and one of four high-traffic hubs during peak travel hours.
