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Indigo board approves fare policy changes after equity analysis; paratransit increase delayed to July 2026
Summary
The board approved updates to Indigo’s fare policy, including a base fare increase and related product changes, accepted a federal Title VI fare equity analysis that found a disproportionate burden for the reduced 31‑day reduced fare product, and amended the implementation date for paratransit fare increases to July 1, 2026.
The Indigo Board of Directors approved updates to the agency’s fare policy and accepted the related Title VI fare equity analysis, while adopting a board amendment to delay the paratransit (Indigo Access/ADA) fare increase until July 1, 2026.
Staff recommended the board adopt Resolution No. 2025-O8 to implement a revised fare policy that would, as proposed, increase the fixed-route base two-hour fare from $1.75 to $2.75 effective Jan. 1, 2026, revise related MyKey fare products and discontinue legacy magnetic-stripe 31-day paper passes. Staff presented a federally required fare equity analysis; the analysis identified a potential disproportionate burden (for low-income riders) tied to the reduced 31‑day pass product. After board discussion of mitigation measures, Director Gardner moved to approve the fare policy updates with one change: delay the implementation date for Indigo Access (ADA and ADA-area paratransit) rate increases to July 1, 2026. The motion, which also authorized the…
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