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LA Metro details GoPass, LIFE and college passes as part of regional access push
Summary
LA Metro staff briefed the task force on programs that expand fare access — GoPass (permanent free student pass), LIFE (low-income subsidies) and UPass/employer passes — and described outreach, enrollment numbers, and efforts to coordinate with school districts and partner agencies.
LA Metro used its slot on the Transit Transformation Task Force agenda to outline a suite of fare-access programs the agency says are intended to reduce barriers to transit for students and low-income riders.
Amanda Pangalosa, interim director of Metro’s GoPass program, said Metro’s board made the student unlimited-pass program permanent in April; GoPass provides participating K–12 and community college students free, unlimited rides on Metro and 17 partner agencies. Pangalosa said the program relies on cost-sharing with school…
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