SMART bus to raise fares.

[Danny]

Starting December 1st 2009, the SMART bus board of directors have officially raised its regular fares rates:

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FARE INCREASE SCHEDULE
[[Effective December 1, 2009)
FIXED ROUTE CURRENT RATE NEW RATE
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Regular Base Fare now $ 1.50 Dec. 1st $ 2.00
Regular Park & Ride now$ 2.00 Dec. 1st $ 2.50
SMART Transfer now $ 0.25 Dec.1st No Change

DDOT Transfer now DDOT Transfer Dec. 1st DDOT Transfer plus $ 0.50
Seniors & Disabled now $ 0.50 Dec. 1st No Change
Seniors & Disabled, Park & Ride $ 1.00 No Change


Senior & Disabled Transfer now FREE Dec. 1st No Change
DDOT ADA Transfer now DDOT Transfer Dec. 1st No Change
Student & Youth now $1.00 Dec .1st No Change



Student & Youth Park & Ride now $1.50 Dec.1st No Change

Student & Youth Transfer now $ 0.25 Dec. 1st No Change

CONNECTOR SERVICES:
CONNECTOR SERVICES CURRENT RATE NEW RATE
Full Fare now $ 2.00 Dec.1st $ 4.00
Seniors & Disabled now $ 1.00 Dec.1st No Change


Full Fare/Youth Transfer to Fixed Route now $ 0.25 Dec.1st No Change
Senior & Disabled Transfer to Fixed Route now Free Dec. 1st No Change
ADA [[FTA Double Regular Fixed Fare) now $ 3.00 Dec.1st No Change
Job Express now $ 0.50 Dec 1st $ 1.00


Metro Lift/SMART ADA Transfer Metro Lift Transfer No Change

P ASS TYPE CURRENT PRICE NEW PRICE
SMART 31 Day Rolling Passes



· Seniors & Disabled now $ 17.00 Dec. 1st No Change
· Students & Youth now $ 33.00 Dec.1st No Change
· Regular Base now$ 47.00 Dec. 1st $ 66.00
· Park & Ride now $ 66.00 Dec. 1st $ 82.00
SMART/DDOT Regional Pass now $49.50 Dec. 1st Pass plus $ 0.50 [[per ride)
· Regional Supplemental Pass [[$.50) now n/a Dec 1st. $20.00


The Regional Pass is going to REALLY hurt some passengers. Paying 50 cents a ride; you might have depend on those value cards for now on.

So much for public transit.

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