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Transit agencies are using fare-free service, trip-planning tools, and targeted rides to improve voting access. See what other agencies can learn from these efforts.
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Ridership increased an average of 71% compared with the same period a year earlier during the fare-free pilot.
Read More →The OKC transit agency says sponsorship helps subsidize the Third Friday Free initiative while reducing barriers for first-time riders and boosting ridership across buses, streetcars, and river cruises.
Read More →Agencies from California to New York offered fare-free rides, community cleanups, and new tools to showcase transit’s role in cutting emissions.
Read More →The Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare-free transit program has been extended through September 30, 2021.
Read More →The City of Sacramento provided SacRT with $1 million, as well as additional funds from other cities and school districts to counter revenue loss for the year-long RydeFreeRT program.
Read More →The last time MTS saw this level of ridership gains was in FY 2015, when the agency recorded back-to-back years of record ridership.
Read More →Officials will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering the service to young students for free.
Read More →While it can certainly reduce barriers to access, we can’t overlook the reality that many cities are currently operating transit systems that don’t meet the needs of their citizens.
Read More →he spike has been led by the Trolley, which has posted six straight months of year-over-year gains.
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