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Riviera Beach-area BusLink pilot to cut voucher value and daily uses to curb costs
Summary
City staff told the Riviera Beach City Council that a BusLink on‑demand pilot completed nearly 200,000 trips but exceeded budget; starting Feb. 1 the program will split a large service zone, reduce daily vouchers from four to two and lower the voucher from $8 to $5 to steer riders toward fixed‑route first/last‑mile connections.
Riviera Beach — City staff told the council that the Palm Tran BusLink on‑demand pilot completed just shy of 200,000 trips in its first year and served more than 5,000 unique riders, but exceeded the program’s originally budgeted threshold.
An unidentified presenter said the median fare was $7.56, the median trip lasted about six minutes and covered under two miles, and that much of the usage concentrated in an East Central zone that includes Lake Park, Palm…
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