Fare-Free Transit Evaluation Framework (2023) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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• Chapter 4: Transit Agency Case Studies includes case studies that represent agencies with full fare-free, partial fare-free, and not fare-free transit at different points of the fare-free evaluation process. These case studies were developed to inform the evaluation framework and provide more detailed examples of how fare-free transit has been evaluated at transit agencies of different sizes across the United States.
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However, because local, state, and federal government officials view transit as a public service that provides valuable benefits to the community, govern ments are willing to subsidize transit service to keep fares relatively low. Additionally, some transit agencies can bridge the farebox recovery gap with additional revenue generated from advertise ments and partnerships with local organizations and businesses.
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Even if transit agencies can fill the revenue gap from fares with alternative revenue sources, Act, Coronavirus Response some advocates and transit agency staff argue that the additional subsidy should be used to expand and Relief Supplemental transit service rather than eliminate fares. These advocates believe that transit agencies can better Appropriations Act, and the achieve goals of increased access, mobility, and equity through improved service quality rather American Rescue Plan Act than through free service.
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Evaluation frameworks are used by practitioners across a variety of fields to plan new programs, improve existing services, and demonstrate the results of resource investments. Exhibit 1-1.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an evaluation framework for public health programs in 1999 that can be applied to evaluation efforts in other fields, such as transportation.
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