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Committee advances fare increase and digital payments plan for Community Connector to full council
Summary
The Government Operations Committee agreed to forward a proposal to raise Community Connector's base fare from $1.50 to $2 and to modernize payment technology (paperless fares, fare capping, free transfers) to the full council, after staff outlined cost estimates and data needs.
The Government Operations Committee voted to forward a proposal to the full council that would raise the Community Connector base single-ride fare from $1.50 to $2 and modernize fare collection.
Lori Lynn Scott, a Community Connector project representative, outlined the package: “increasing the base single ride fare for $1.50 to $2 … as well as replacing paper tickets with electronic methods, free transfers, fare capping, and … free fare access for college and university ID holders.” She and transit staff said the proposal also proposes mobile ticketing and other digital options aimed at simplifying riders’ experience.
Staff told committee members the one-time cost to implement the new fare technology is…
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