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CityBus unveils 'Reimagine CityBus' plan with fare increases, service cuts and technology upgrades
Summary
CityBus presented a proposal to raise base fares, change youth and express fares, install fare validators and reconfigure routes to address a roughly $3 million budget shortfall while keeping some student and paratransit protections.
CityBus presented a comprehensive service and fare proposal called “Reimagine CityBus” at the Tippecanoe County MPO Policy Board meeting on June 12, outlining higher fares, route restructuring and technology investments intended to close an estimated $3,000,000 budget shortfall.
Brian (CityBus representative) said the agency proposes increasing the regular one-way fixed-route fare from $1 to $2 and eliminating traditional transfers. The $2 fare would instead grant two hours of access to the system. Day passes would be $4 and a proposed 31-day pass would be $50, with the agency enabling riders to pay toward passes incrementally via new fare validators.
The proposal would charge youths ages 9–19 a $1 fare (half fare), maintain half fare for seniors, Medicare ID holders and riders with disabilities, and raise express-route fares to $5. CityBus would keep a $2 access (paratransit) fare for the…
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