Bus Riders Union of Austin, Texas | El Sindicato de Pasajeros

Thanks to some of our members who called Capital Metro last week, we discovered that there will be a grace period for monthly passes. Fares will increase Oct. 13, but if you get 2-3 extra monthly passes now (fixed route is now $10 per month but will reach $18 per month), you can use them through the end of the year, December 31.

You'd better hurry, though, because according to Ben Wear's piece Sunday, "as the change date approaches, the agency will begin replacing the current passes at H-E-B grocery stores with the new $18 passes and limiting Internet sales to two $10 passes at a time."