It's the Brian Larraow on WNYC.

Good morning everyone.

We're gonna start today on mass transit.

All aboard for a ride with our transportation reporter, Stephen Nessen.

Why are we taking this trip today?

Because the transit news is piling up again,

and we know it's the lifeblood of our region,

and so many of you depend on it,

and you like talking about mass transit.

We know from your calls and texts and everything. One development, Governor

Hockel in her budget proposal release this week has a crackdown on fair beating. It's escalating

fines for multiple fair beating, it's escalating fines for multiple fair beating offenses, but also incentives

for those fair beaters like Omni cards for some of those who commit second offenses and half-price Fair's cards for those who qualified.

The MTA estimated in 2022 that it was losing $700 dollars a year from Fair and Toll Evasion.

They're also putting in a new kind of gate at subway stations designed to make Fair

Evasion harder. We'll take your early experiences with that if you've had any.

And New Jersey, you're in the Fair evasion deterrence game too.

We'll hear about Stephen's recent reporting on a novel approach to beating the fair beaters on the path trains.

Also, Governor Hockel announced support in principle for extending the Second Avenue subway

to also run Cross Town on a hundred twenty fifth street from second avenue all the way west to Broadway

And then there's the summer shutdown plan for stretches of the lowly G train.

Will the improvements on the much maligned Brooklyn,

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