(Bloomberg) -- MTA should lower all commuter fares to the base Metrocard fare of $2.75, and allow free transfers between rail, subways, and buses, according to a new transit proposal by New York City comptroller Scott Stringer.

The proposal would drop “prohibitively expensive" Metro-North and LIRR fares to the price of a Metrocard swipe for all trips within the five boroughs, and expand transit access in 31 neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens that have Metro-North or Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations.

“New York City’s transit system is in crisis. While commuter rail tracks carve through the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, working New Yorkers are stuck behind an unacceptable paywall, forced to pay an exorbitant amount or spend extra hours stuck on overcrowded subways and buses,” said Stringer in statement.

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