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Higher Bay Area bridge tolls, transit fares Friday Michael Cabanatuan, Chronicle Staff Writer San Francisco Chronicle June 30, 2011 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Thursday, June 30, 2011 
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Thomas Levinson / The Chronicle A hybrid vehicle passes through the Bay Bridge toll booth HOV lane in Oakland. The program that allowed single occupants of hybrids to use carpool lanes expires at the end of June. Images
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And for hybrid drivers who have cruised solo through the carpool lanes for years, the cost will be rising. The state-issued gold stickers that allowed access become worthless Friday. Only drivers with white stickers, issued to all-electric and some compressed natural gas vehicles, will be allowed an exemption to the carpool rules.
And drivers of multiple-axle vehicles, including big-rigs, recreational vehicles and those towing boats or trailers, will pay higher tolls starting Friday.
When the Bay Area Toll Authority raised tolls for car drivers crossing state-owned bridges last year, it delayed the multiple-axle increase for a year to allow trucking companies to negotiate rates with clients. The increase also applies on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Boaters and RV owners are unhappy with the change, saying they shouldn't be treated the same as commercial truckers, but state law requires that tolls be charged by the number of axles.
Rates vary by the number of axles and at the state-owned and Golden Gate spans. At state bridges, the toll for a five-axle semi goes from $11.25 to $18 and will rise to $25 in 2012. Three-axle vehicles, including most boat trailers, will be charged $10.50, up from $6. That will rise to $15 in 2012. On the Golden Gate, a three-axle vehicle will pay $13, up from $9, and a five-axle truck will pay $22, up from $15.
The cost of some transit rides is also going up.
In San Francisco, the cost of adult Muni Fast Passes will rise by $2 a month, while passes for youths, seniors, the disabled and low-income riders will go up by $1. Tourists and cable car aficionados will also feel the pain. The cost of riding the rolling landmarks will increase to $6 per trip.
Caltrain will add 25 cents to one-way fares Friday. Parking will be $4 a day, up from $3, or $40 a month, up from $30.
Golden Gate Transit and Ferry fares are also going up. Ferry riders will pay an additional $1 from Sausalito and 50 cents more from Larkspur, bringing the one-way fares to $9.25 for the Sausalito boat and $8.75 for the Larkspur service. Discounted fares for Clipper card users will remain unchanged, but the cost of special event ferries to AT&T Park will go from $8 to $8.75.
The cost of riding Golden Gate Transit buses will rise by 5 percent. Fares will rise between 10 and 55 cents, depending on distance traveled.
Some of the new fares State bridges$18
Five-axle semi
$10.50
Three-axle vehicles, including most boat trailers
Golden Gate$22
Five-axle semi
$13
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Muni Fast Pass increase
$1{utriangle}
Youth, senior, disabled and low-income pass increase
$6
Cable cars
$9.25
Ferry ride from Sausalito
$8.75
Ferry ride from Larkspur
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