Recent Streetsblog LA posts about fares – hikes, fareless

Metro Scales Back Fareless Initiative to Initial Phase for Students Only

By Joe Linton | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

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.

The Metro board suspended the agency's lower 710 Freeway widening project. Image via Metro presentation

Metro Board Suspended 710 Freeway Widening, Approved: Budget, Fareless, and Bus Rapid Transit

By Joe Linton | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

710 widening suspended, Fareless transit pilot approved, $8B FY22 budget approved, and Colorado Blvd route selected for Eagle Rock BRT

Enrolled students ride free on Metro starting October 1. Photo via Metro student pass webpage

Metro Fareless Pilot Could Start August 2021, Initially for Students

By Joe Linton | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments

The details are still not finalized, but Metro's Fareless Transit Initiative could start for students in August, then for low-income riders in early 2022.

Metro CEO Phil Washington Announces “Fareless System Initiative”

By Joe Linton | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Internal Metro Task Force looking to implement fare-free transit pilot in early 2021

Metro is proposing several changes to TAP card payment in 2018 - including eliminating tokens and increasing TAP card cost to $2

Proposed 2018 Metro TAP Changes Are Effectively A Minor Fare Hike

By Joe Linton | Nov 21, 2017 | 23 Comments

In 2018, Metro is planning to eliminate paper transfers, tokens, and day passes - and to increase TAP card costs from $1 to $2

From the east San Gabriel Valley, it's a lot cheaper to ride the Gold Line than to ride the parallel San Bernardino Metrolink Line. Distance-based fares could narrow this disparity. Image via Metro staff report

Should Metro Adopt Distance-Based Fares?

By Joe Linton | Oct 5, 2017 | 36 Comments

Boardmember John Fasana asserts that Metro should move toward a more equitable fare policy

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