Metra proposes $1.1B operating budget that includes major revision to fare structuremetra.com Lilia Roo ( @hukaulaba@pawb.social ) Chicago@midwest.socialEnglish • 9 months ago message-square4fedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110external-linkMetra proposes $1.1B operating budget that includes major revision to fare structuremetra.com Lilia Roo ( @hukaulaba@pawb.social ) Chicago@midwest.socialEnglish • 9 months ago message-square4fedilink
minus-square JillyB ( @JillyB@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-29 months agoUnder the new structure, fares will be equal to or lower than prepandemic levels. Major changes would include: Replacing the existing 10-zone distance-based structure with a simplified four-zone structure; Discontinuing the promotional $6 and $10 Day Passes and $100 Super Saver Monthly Pass; Replacing the 10-Ride Ticket with a Day Pass 5-Pack available only in the Ventra app; Discontinuing “incremental fares” – a surcharge to travel beyond the zones indicated on a ticket.
Under the new structure, fares will be equal to or lower than prepandemic levels. Major changes would include:
Replacing the existing 10-zone distance-based structure with a simplified four-zone structure;
Discontinuing the promotional $6 and $10 Day Passes and $100 Super Saver Monthly Pass;
Replacing the 10-Ride Ticket with a Day Pass 5-Pack available only in the Ventra app;
Discontinuing “incremental fares” – a surcharge to travel beyond the zones indicated on a ticket.