Midwood, Brooklyn,Ita Yankovich

Question: Would an MTA fare hike be justified?

The fare is already too high. I'll admit the trains are better than the buses, but I haven't seen any improvement in service since the last fare hike we had. If the prices and services don't improve, I'll resort to walking more.

-- Menachem Lieberman, computer technician

I don't get it. They say they want people to use mass transit and conserve energy but then they pull a stunt like this that deters people from wanting to take public transportation. I give the MTA some credit for modernizing the trains but they have done nothing to improve service. What they need to be focusing on is hiring more competent people and not increasing prices every time they're over budget.

-- Shlomo Cohen, electrician

How is increasing the price going to fix anything? It clearly didn't do anything to solve their problems the last time, so why would it solve anything now. This will only cause more riders to avoid the trains and buses and take their cars. Why is the MTA not accountable for their mismanagement?

-- Shawn Maharis, musician

It would be a bad move. Most people take mass transit because they have no alternate means of transportation, and the MTA knows this. Take me, for example. I need to go to a Manhattan hospital twice a week for treatments; what choice do I have? The trains and buses are crowded and they don't come on time.

-- Shalum Stauber, real estate

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