(AP) - The MTA voted Wednesday to increase some transit fares, but the base fare for subways and buses will remain at $2.

The board voted 12-2 to increase monthly MetroCards to $81 from $76 and weekly cards to $25 from $24. The hike comes even after legislators and transit riders came out against the plan.

The last base fare hike came to $2 from $1.50 in 2003. The various discount programs now in effect make the average actual fare about $1.30.

The MTA backed off a proposed increase in base fares last month after an additional $220 million was found in its updated budget forecasts, with a portion of the funds coming from an increase in anticipated ridership.

Tolls on MTA bridges will increase 25 to 50 cents.