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Fargo commission approves MAT Bus cash fare increases; route service changes remain under review after public outcry
Summary
The Fargo City Commission approved a cash-fare increase for MAT Bus service to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, while proposed route and service reductions were the subject of an extensive public hearing and remain under consideration.
The Fargo City Commission voted to approve proposed cash-fare increases and a simplified fare structure for MAT Bus on Sept. 2, 2025, while holding separate public hearings on proposed route and service reductions that will return to the commission for action on Sept. 15.
City transit staff and the MAT Bus coordination committee recommended raising adult cash fares and creating a 7‑day pass, saying the change would simplify fares and help offset rising operating costs. The transit presentation estimated the change, after an assumed 10 percent ridership decline, would increase revenue by about $196,000.
Julie Bowman, MAT Bus staff, said the proposal would target cash fares that have not been raised since 2009 and would add a 7‑day pass. “Cash fares we have not increased since 02/2009, so that was 1 1 of the recommendations they made,” Bowman said, noting…
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