The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board is expected to approve fare hikes and other policy changes that will impact your commute, whether you ride the trains or drive.

Here's what you need to know.

Monthly and weekly Long Island Rail Road tickets would increase up to 4.5% starting Jan. 1, if approved. MTA officials said that even with the increase, monthly ticket prices would remain lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic and would not exceed $500.

All other ticket types to Zone 1, which includes all stops west of Jamaica, like Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, Long Island City and Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens and Penn Station and Grand Central in Manhattan, would go up by 8%.

Both peak and off-peak CityTickets would increase by 25 cents to $7.25 and $5.25.

Tickets purchased onboard from a conductor or activated onboard using the TrainTime app would be subject to a $2 additional surcharge.

The MTA, which is trying to crack down on fare evasion, said customers who repeatedly purchase or activate mobile tickets onboard would be subject to the surcharge after an escalating series of warnings.

"Fares and tolls give the MTA resources to operate a safe and reliable transportation system that New Yorkers can count on," MTA officials wrote over the summer in a press release announcing these proposals. "Fare and toll changes are small and occur at regular intervals to keep up with inflation and avoid surprising customers with unpredictable or double-digit increases."

The fare cap for seven days of unlimited travel on subways and buses using tap and ride would be lowered from $36 to $35, which is less than a 3% increase from the current price of a weekly pass. After 12 paid trips in any seven days, customers would automatically get unlimited free rides the rest of the week, as they do today.

Additionally, the “family fare” program, which allows up to four children to ride commuter rail lines for $1 each with a fare-paying adult, will be expanded to include children 17 and under. The policy is currently for children 11 and under.

The MTA initially proposed that one-way tickets would auto-activate as soon as you purchased them and that paper and mobile tickets would expire after four hours.

After community feedback, the transit agency revised the proposal before the board today.

If approved, tickets would be valid until 4 a.m. the following day to allow riders more flexibility. Customers would still need to activate tickets before boarding.

The MTA said it received 1,378 comments from customers, advocates and elected officials across the service area during its six-week public feedback period over the summer.

The agency held three in-person and online public comment meetings plus an additional 22 at locations including subway stations, rail lines and mobile sales vans.

Four times as many people submitted comments this time around compared to 2023, when fares were last increased.

The board is expected to approve these changes at its monthly meeting in Brooklyn at 9 a.m. today.