The recently announced that those iconic green and white student
reduced fare metro cards are being phased out and replaced
with cards that could be tapped on. It's all
part of the mta's plan to speed up phasing out
the metro card which has been delayed due to the
pandemic and other factors. The MTA says New York
City students will receive specific omni cards instead of reduced
fare metro cards at the start of the upcoming school
year. They say omni pilots will also roll out
for select paratransit and commuter customers with the wire roll
out for both groups expected by the end of 2024
. The MT A also says that all existing reduce
their metro card holders. That's 1.5 million people will
have an on the card mailed to them in 2024
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