The Times tallies it up and notes that that in addition to the fare hike, in the past year prices have also gone up on everything from bridges to pedicabs to carriage rides in Central Park! Transportation costs in our region "rose 3.7 percent in the 12 months that ended in November, far outpacing the overall rate of inflation." On the plus side there are still a few free alternatives we can think of: the Staten Island Ferry, the Staten Island Railway (sort of), walking and, if the paths are plowed, that two-wheeled enemy of the people, the bicycle. What are we forgetting?