Last fall, the county’s ridership averaged around 18,000 a month; now, it’s nearly at 30,000 monthly riders. The Call N’…
In the wee hours of the morning, Albuquerque, New Mexico’s City Council made its free-transit experiment permanent. It used to…
The City of Iowa City says that ridership on City buses is up 38% in September 2023, when compared to…
The St. Petersburg City Council has approved funding for free bus rides specifically for work, healthcare and other life-sustaining trips…
City officials and program partners provided an update and additional information about Zero Fare, a new City-funded transit access pilot…
The City of Iowa City announced on Wednesday that the launch of Fare Free Iowa City in August has led…
Local government officials and human services staff identified at-risk populations in their communities who faced food insecurity and transportation difficulties.…
In 2017, Luxembourg started a free tram service to get residents out of single-occupancy vehicles. The convenience of cars still…
The Maui County Council voted unanimously to approve the creation of a fare-free bus pass program, an initiative that Councilmember…
Philadelphia city employees and some residents living in poverty can get free SEPTA passes beginning Friday as part of a…
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is preparing to launch its new fare program for individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin. The HMIS…
In order to help provide those who need it with transportation, Central Community Transit has started a pilot program to test…
This summer, New York City and Boston are piloting zero-fare ridership on select public transit routes. Meanwhile, cities like Denver,…
Getting from here to there is a lot easier for senior citizens of Canal Winchester and Lithopolis with a free…
After months of searching for a home for a Craig’s Doors shelter guest who uses state rental vouchers, Jack Myers was…
Three years after Luxembourg declared all public transport free in a bid to clear its roads of jams and cut…
Providing the free service has meant workers don’t have to chose between spending money to get to work or putting…
Milwaukee is getting urban residents to suburban jobs through an innovative project funded by the American Rescue Plan and a…
Fare-free transit has become a topic of intense debate in cities big and small over the last few years. To…
An estimated 10,000 people will receive the black farecards at an estimated cost to taxpayers of $2.2 million per year,…
Washington, D.C., is on the verge of eliminating bus fares for city residents, joining other U.S. cities that are working…
Big Sky Connect, a new on-demand micro transit system, will launch mid-December; buses now run twice as often along the…
Low-income residents will begin to receive free transportation to employment and education hot spots around the city of Richmond. Beginning…
There’s no such thing as a free bus. But these five cities are among those offering free public transportation. How…
Knox Public Health and Knox Area Transit (KAT) have joined forces to provide free transportation to seven different locations –…
Young transit riders in most of Washington won’t pay their bus fares today or any day until they turn 19,…
The topic of fare-free transit is hot. Public transit is a public good and it’s also good for the environment,…
Pittsburgh is launching a pilot program that will provide 50 city residents with free access to public transportation and other…
Kansas City, Missouri, made national headlines in the fall of 2019 when its city council voted unanimously to become America’s first…
After more than a decade of transit agencies around the world experimenting with free trips, it’s far from clear that…
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is launching a pilot program designed to make transportation easier for San Diegans…
Under the ‘Ride Free in Central Falls’ pilot programme, RIPTA will use software to create a geofence – or virtual…
Many cities went to fareless systems to protect public health or boost flagging ridership, but are now focused on equity
Public transit riders out of Central Falls can take the bus for free under a state pilot program that started Monday. Gov.…
By making public transit fare free, the ability of the wealthy to purchase preferential treatment is erased and the increased…
Local buses in Fredericksburg will go fare-free beginning on Monday, Feb. 28, the city announced on Monday. The fare-free program…
n March 2020, Los Angeles’ public-transit agency, Metro, stopped collecting fares on its buses as a COVID-19 safety precaution. While…
BOSTON, MBTA, and federal transportation officials plan to meet later this month to see if they can resolve regulatory roadblocks…
The City of Albuquerque will launch its Zero Fares Pilot Program on January 1, 2022. The program will no longer…
Boston’s “Main Street Subsidized Public Transit Pilot” was an effort to reduce the stresses the COVID-19 pandemic placed on employees of neighborhood…
The coronavirus pandemic hurt transit from the start, taking away riders and fare revenue that agencies depend on to keep…
Detroit is one of the latest US cities to offer some public transit service free of fares. Transit systems around…
We are not talking about buses or trains or bikes or scooters. This fleet is three cars — an electric…
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) is moving closer to eliminating fares for students and low-income riders, an effort…
The Los Angeles Metro Board voted to move forward with developing a pilot project that would make transit free for…
Not everyone sees eye-to-eye on just what transportation equity means. But a growing number of social-justice activists, urbanists and even transit-industry…
When the General Assembly created the Transit Rider Incentive Program (TRIP) as part of Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2020 transportation omnibus, the lion’s…
A new study finds that commuters with access to free public transportation don’t drive any less — but they do take more…
Puget Sound residents who qualify for state programs like Supplemental Security Income can now receive no-cost passes to ride King…
The North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA) has launched its “Roll to the Polls” campaign, an industrywide effort among to help voters access polling…
The Capital Area Rural Transportation System will participate with various Texas transit providers, taxis and ride share services to offer…
If voters find themselves without a way to get to the polls on Election Day, UTA will be there to…
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Thursday it will convene a task force starting Tuesday to explore…
The microtransit service that provides on-demand van rides in Johnson County will in a few months begin offering free rides…
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) introduce legislation Friday to their respective houses of Congress that…
“In an unusual move, the city of Lawrence announced in September it would pay the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority…
“Michelle Wu, a City Council member in Boston, wants everyone to ride for free on subways and buses that crisscross…
“The City Council Tuesday night signaled support for a deeper exploration into the feasibility of a fare-free public transportation system.…
Have more mobility news that we should be reading and sharing? Let us know! Reach out to Sage Kashner (kashner@ctaa.org).
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.