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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2025

Registrations for LA Metro’s LIFE, GoPass Exceed One Million

Learn how agency programs have provided more than 92 million free to low-income, student, and fire-impacted Angelenos since 2021.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 14, 2024

LA Metro Ridership Reaches 1M Weekday Riders

September marks the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year growth for LA Metro.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2024

MBTA Launching Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program

A meaningful improvement for fare equity, the new program provides riders who are aged 18 to 64 and have low income with reduced one-way fares of approximately 50% off on all MBTA buses, subway, commuter rail, and paratransit travel.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 19, 2022

Chicago's Pace to Add Electric Bus, Partner with UZURV

Beginning August 22, elementary and high school students will also be able to ride Pace, Metra, and CTA for free.

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NewsApril 19, 2021

L.A. Metro Could Begin Offering Free Rides to K-12 Students This Summer

More details on the Fareless System Initiative — including costs, potential funding sources, and the possibility of including other L.A. County bus agencies — is expected to come next month.

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NewsMarch 5, 2021

COTA, Ohio School District Partner on Student Transportation

The Central Ohio Transit Authority teams up with Columbus City Schools to provide 8,000 transit passes at no cost to students and their families.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2020

SacRT Extends Unlimited Free Service for Youth

The Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare-free transit program has been extended through September 30, 2021.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

Student ridership doubles on SacRT

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.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2020

L.A. Metro to Consider Offering Free Rides to K-12 Students

Officials will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering the service to young students for free.

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ArticlesJanuary 20, 2020

How GPS tracking can provide certainty for operations, customers

Although the technology has been around for some time, advances allow for more real-time tracking and simplified reporting.

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