I heard recently that the MTA is set to start increasing their advertising revenues even more with the emergence of new ad covered trains, neighborhood-targeted video ads on buses, and wrapped ads around some of the turnstiles (which I’ve already seen in the 42nd St Q station). With the talks of hiking the MetroCard up EVEN MORE, alternative transportation has been on my mind a lot lately. Since lowering the fares (or at least keeping them frozen) is most likely not an option, here are four ways to save some of your cash from being wasted on transportation.