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Council member urges emergency fare policy as WeGo staff report Journey Pass enrollment growth
Summary
Council member Quinn Evans Seale praised WeGo’s accelerated Journey Pass distribution during a recent federal shutdown and urged a formal emergency fare-suspension policy; board staff reported distribution rose from 2,500 to over 5,000 passes and more than 70,000 trips were recorded on Journey Pass cards.
Council member Quinn Evans Seale used the Metro Transit Authority public-comment period to thank WeGo for accelerating the Journey Pass pilot during a recent federal shutdown and urged the agency to adopt an emergency fare-suspension policy for future crises.
"WeGo was able to issue 4,500 journey passes to local residents who needed them," Seale said during public comment and urged the board to consider a formal process for rapid fare changes during events such…
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