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CTA committee moves to make regional one-day pass and paratransit free-ride pilot permanent
Summary
The CTA Finance Committee approved placing on the omnibus an ordinance adopting a Title VI fair equity analysis and making two fare pilots permanent: a regional one-day pass and free fixed-route rides for paratransit cardholders. Staff said the analysis found no disparate impact and cited ridership gains since the pilots launched.
The Chicago Transit Authority’s Finance, Audit & Budget Committee voted to place on the omnibus an ordinance adopting a Title VI fair equity analysis and making two fare-product pilots permanent, officials said.
Molly Poppy, the agency’s chief planning and innovation officer, told the committee the two pilots—the regional one‑day pass (a joint CTA/Metra/Pace product) and free rides on fixed‑route service for paratransit cardholders—were launched earlier this year and have shown…
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