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Board authorizes distance‑based on‑demand transit fares; sets $3 base fare and retains $1.50 TD discount
Summary
After staff presented several fare options and financial projections, the Board approved a distance‑based fare package with a $3 base fare, a mileage surcharge with a cap, and retained a $1.50 fare for transportation‑disadvantaged riders; staff will prepare the ordinance/resolution for advertisement and public hearing.
Sarasota County commissioners on March 27 voted unanimously to advance a fare plan for the county’s On‑Demand transit zones that combines a $3 base fare with a distance‑based surcharge and a capped maximum charge, and retains a $1.50 flat fare for riders certified as transportation‑disadvantaged.
Transit Director Jane Grogg told the board the on‑demand service has grown rapidly since its 2021 launch — ‘‘we have had wonderful growth in this service. Over a million rides served since we started in 2021’’ — and that the program’s diversity of riders includes many households at or below area median income. Grogg said staff analyzed roughly a dozen fare concepts and is proposing a hybrid distance‑pricing concept with incentives for shared…
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