Committees Approve Metro Fare Hike

The wheels are now in motion for commuters to pay more for Metro Bus and Rail fares. Two Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority committees have recommend a 25-cent boost in the base fare effective January 1st. That would bump the cost from a dollar-fifty to a dollar-seventy-five. The plan also would include another 25-cent raise in July, if budget gaps are not filled by then. The full Authority will vote on the matter on Monday.