The MTA is walking back some of its proposed fare increases that are set to take effect in January, after it said it received over 1,300 comments over six weeks from riders, advocates and elected officials.

The seven-day cap, which allows riders who make 12 paid trips in a seven-day period to ride free for the rest of that week, will now only go up $1 – from $34 to $35. Previously, it would have risen to $36.

The cost of a single subway or bus ride is still expected to increase to $3 from $2.90.

The MTA also revised the four-hour expiration for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North tickets and will instead allow all tickets to be usable until 4 a.m. the following day.

The age limit for the “family fare” program, which allows up to four children to ride commuter lines for $1 each with

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