Fares
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Easier Transfers Between BART and Muni
Maybe Muni and BART don't hate their customers after all? BART adds new platform-level fare gates in the subway
February 10, 2022
Legislation Promises Transit Integration for Bay Area
Might Bay Area transit finally start to make sense?
February 7, 2022
Metro’s Student Fareless Pilot Gathering Momentum a Couple Months In
Even with a difficult roll-out - and a program that falls well short of universal fare-free transit - Metro and its partners are providing much needed free trips to many students through L.A. County.
December 27, 2021
Bay Area Transit Task Force Approves Pilot Cross-Agency Transit Passes – and Free Transfers
It's taken years of advocacy work, and isn't done yet. But huge progress is being made on making transit fares make sense to riders.
November 16, 2021
Five-Year-Olds Can Now Ride Free on Metro!
As of yesterday, Metro fare policy reads: “Children under age 6 may travel free with a fare-paying adult on bus or rail”
October 29, 2021
Metro Plans to Close Loophole that Charges Five-Year-Olds Full Fare
The proposed revised fare language would simply read: “Children under age 6 may travel free with a fare-paying adult on bus or rail.”
October 19, 2021
Metro Approves Student Fareless Pilot, Plus Major Push for Low-Income Program Enrollment
Students ride free on Metro starting October 1. Metro to resume collecting fares starting January 10, 2022
September 24, 2021
Metro Scales Back Fareless Initiative to Initial Phase for Students Only
This Thursday, board to vote on student fareless program, plus some improvements to low-income LIFE program. Universal fare-free transit, for now, is no longer on the table.
September 21, 2021
Metro Board Suspended 710 Freeway Widening, Approved: Budget, Fareless, and Bus Rapid Transit
710 widening suspended, Fareless transit pilot approved, $8B FY22 budget approved, and Colorado Blvd route selected for Eagle Rock BRT
May 28, 2021
San Joaquin Transit Moving Toward Seamless Fare Payments
San Joaquin County transit systems have partnered together to provide their riders with a seamless and contactless way to plan trips and purchase fares.
March 1, 2021
