In case you didn’t know, here’s the breakdown from the NYDN
The 2009 fare hikes go into effect Sunday with the price of a single train ride or one-way bus trip rising 25 cents to $2.25.
As bad as the hike is to cash-strapped straphangers, it could have been worse – much worse.
Before the state approved a bailout last month boosting mass transit subsidies, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority considered a $3 base fare, a monthly MetroCard costing more than $100 and a slew of service cuts such as axing dozens of bus routes.
