💳 The MTA board voted 11-0 on Tuesday to increase fares for subway, bus, LIRR and Metro-North riders starting early next year. On Jan. 4, the base fare for subways and buses will go from $2.90 to $3. The MetroCard will also become totally obsolete as OMNY is fully adopted. Following public outcry, the seven-day cap for OMNY cards will rise to $35, a $1 increase instead of the originally-proposed $2 spike. Express bus fares will also go up by 25 cents, with a $67 cap on a seven-day period. Rider

Brisbane City Council’s transport chair, Ryan Murphy says buses could be full and forced to leave passengers behind when public transport fares drop to 50c in August after the state government rejected their bus network upgrade. Premier Steve Miles says the comments are simply a local government looking for more money. #ABCNews #ABCRadioBrisbane #Queensland #Brisbane | ABC Brisbane

Shanghai's open-topped double-decker sightseeing buses are saying goodbye to passengers after introducing new safety standards for convertible transport. | China News 中国新闻网