HIGHER BUS FARES PROPOSED\T.O. also to consider advertising in coaches.Byline: Enrique Enrique (IPA [en'ɾike]) is the Spanish form of the name Henry. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Rivero Daily News Staff Writer City bus fares Noun 1. bus fare - the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar carfare fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance would rise from six bits to a dollar and the coaches would carry advertising as well as passengers under a proposal by the Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
Council members attending Tuesday Tuesday: see week. night's Transportation Issues Workshop agreed that fares should be raised to match those in neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. municipalities but felt any revenue-generating advertising should be limited to bus interiors. "It would be a regression regression, in psychology: see defense mechanism. regression In statistics, a process for determining a line or curve that best represents the general trend of a data set. to allow that kind of advertising on moving vehicles," said Councilwoman Jaime Zukowski, noting the city's tough sign ordinances. The Public Works Department wants to raise more money to cover the city's portion of the $586,000 annual budget for its bus service. Much of the budget is covered by state money, but last year the city had to supplement income from fares with $54,000 from the general fund to maintain service levels. The proposal would raise a variety of bus fares: Regular adult fares would rise from 75 cents to $1. Fares for seniors and disabled riders would jump from 40 cents to 50 cents. The cost to low-income riders would rise to 25 cents from 15 cents. The cost to children ages 5 to 18 would remain at 75 cents. The price of a transfer would remain at 15 cents. Pre-paid regular adult "Value-Pac" passes would rise by $8 to $34 and the same passes for seniors and disabled riders would increase by $3 to $17. Youth Value-Pacs would remain at $26. To further increase revenue, city transportation officials proposed adding advertising space to the coaches. Current policy allows for approved public announcements inside the buses. The city could realize $21,600 in new revenue by allowing the interior advertising, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a city report. These and other transportation proposals were forwarded to the Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission for further study. Other proposed changes include expanding the hours of bus service. Monday through Friday start times would move to 6 a.m. from 6:20 a.m. and service would end at 7:30 p.m., one hour later than current hours. An increase in the cost per ride for the subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. Dial-A-Ride program for seniors and disabled also was considered but quickly rejected by the council. "We recognized that it's a service that's needed and it's a mode of transportation for those who have no alternative," Zukowski said.' |
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