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by frenchtoast8 535 days ago
> The new OMNY "tap to pay" system is also less generous with its weekly discounts than the previously weekly MetroCard discounts. In practice, that's a further price hike for weekly commuters, above and beyond what the single ticket list price captures.

How? The 7 Day Unlimited MetroCard is $34, which is the weekly fare cap in OMNY. Did you mean monthly? I do believe some people in certain situations will pay more with OMNY compared to a 30 Day Unlimited MetroCard due to OMNY fare caps only being counted weekly. Someone who consistently hits the $34 OMNY weekly fare cap pays $4.85 per day on average, but a 30 Day Unlimited MetroCard is $132 ($4.40 per day).