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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.
From page 8...
... How Can Transit Agencies Evaluate Whether Fare-Free Transit Is Right for Their Community? This report provides an evaluation framework for transit agencies to use in evaluating whether fare-free transit is feasible or desirable for their community.
From page 9...
... (2021) designed the framework to be integrated into transit agency service standards to measure the success of microtransit neighborhood zones and to plan future service.
From page 10...
... a preferred alternative. Because the framework follows the general prin ciples of program evaluation, it may also be used after implementation to evaluate the long-term Get Organized Make a Plan Evaluate Step 1: Set the context Step 5: Set evaluation Step 9: Estimate Step 2: Assess the goals and objectives impacts existing conditions Step 6: Determine Step 10: Select Step 3: Review peer performance measures preferred alternative transit agencies Step 7: Establish Step 4: Identify selection criteria opportunities and Step 8: Select fare-free challenges transit alternatives Stakeholder and Public Outreach Exhibit 2-1.
From page 11...
... ? Without fare collection, how can the transit agency manage use of transit services by non-destination riders?
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... • Step 2: Assess the existing conditions of the transit agency. • Step 3: Review peer transit agencies that have considered, evaluated, and/or implemented fare-free transit policies or programs.
From page 13...
... Are they open to a variety of fare-free transit alternatives? • What do advocates, transit agency staff, decision makers, and community partners want to know?
From page 14...
... Stakeholders from three key groups should be identified at the outset of the evaluation process: transit agency staff, decision makers, and community partners. Once formed, the project team should determine the appropriate engagement process for providing updates to and gathering feedback from stakeholders.


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