MTA Approves Fare Rate Increases

The MTA here in NYC has approved new rate hikes. It'll now be $2.25 instead of $2 per ride, and monthly unlimited MetroCards will increase from $81 to $89. This is of course less than the initial "draconian" plan that was to be passed, but some have speculated that the original price hike that was going to raise prices even higher and cut some lines was used as a scare tactic so that we'd all be relieved that the MTA is *only* raising prices by a quarter …