POLL: Will You Ride a More Expensive T?

More than 400 public transit riders rallied against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's proposed fare increases and service cuts Sunday night, the Boston Globe reports. 

Protesters claimed fee hikes would harm cash-strapped students, the elerly, and the poor. 

A new MBTA budget proposal raises T fairs by as much as 70 cents, slashes bus routes, and eliminates ferries. These measures are aimed at erasing a $161 million budget deficit projected for the next fiscal year. 

Holliston's Christopher Chaisson, who rides the T to Boston to play shows with his band, said that while the increase in price is an inconvenience, it won't affect how often he uses the T. 

"I view it like gas prices. I'm not going to not use gas just because it goes up in price," Chaisson said.

The MBTA's board of directors is expected to vote on the proposals in April. 

Will you still ride the T if it is more expensive? Will an increase in price affect how you commute? Take our poll below, and speak your mind in the comments section.