Capital Metro is planning to roll out a new fare system this fall that would limit how much people pay to ride the bus or train. | KUTnathan
Public transit riders board a Capital Metro bus at the North Lamar Transit Center. The transit agency is proposing a new system to limit how much people pay in fares and reduce the cost for riders with low incomes.
Riders using a new smartphone app or fare card — branded as Amp — would stop being charged after paying the equivalent of a day pass in a calendar day or a month pass in a calendar month.Amp cards could be loaded with a credit card or by paying cash at 7/11, CVS, Walgreens, Family Dollar or Dollar General.
The proposed fare system, scheduled to go before the Capital Metro Board of Directors next week, would also create a new reduced pricing tier called"Equifare," targeting people with low incomes.— which amounts to $53,000 for a family of four — or to people enrolled in one of several social assistance programs including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing. A single Equifare ride would cost $1 instead of $1.25.
Replacing CapMetro's app and implementing the new Amp card would cost a little over $2 million. App users would be able to tap their phones to pay instead of scanning a QR code. Existing equipment in buses and trains would not need to be upgraded for the new system, CapMetro said.
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