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Transit staff proposes fare-free option and bus-stop improvements; committee asks for action plan
Summary
City transit staff presented an analysis showing fare collection costs may exceed fare revenue and proposed going fare-free if the department eliminates one administrative position; the committee asked staff to return with an action proposal and costed options for bus-stop shelters, signage and ADA upgrades.
Transit staff told the Infrastructure Committee that the department’s long-serving administrative assistant plans to retire in June and that an internal analysis shows the cost of administering fares (staff time, fare boxes, printing, coin-counting and bank deposits) approaches or exceeds fare revenue. Staff presented the costs and said several operating efficiencies could be realized by eliminating the position and moving to a fare-free model.
Staff said ancillary duties performed by the administrative assistant — grant reimbursements, DBE reporting and DOT/FTA reporting —…
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