The result is that transit fares have become much more complex.

The transit fare went up 20 percent to $1.50 last November.

Even before transit fares were raised, they had given up cable TV to cut costs.

The basic transit fare was last increased in 1995, to $1.50 from $1.25.

When transit fares went up, just getting to work put a strain on their battered budget.

At the heart of the legal effort to roll back the new $1.50 transit fare is Federal civil rights legislation.

The budget also requires the city to provide $25 million more than it originally anticipated to keep the transit fare at $1.25.

Approximately 18% of household expenditures are spent on vehicles and transit fares.

The card is available at various points of sale where local transit fares are currently sold.

The board would oversee the establishment of routes and transit fares.