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Capital Transit passengers, excluding youth, can expect to pay up to a 33 percent more in bus fares this summer.
Adult cash payments at the fare box increase $0.50, to $2.
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly approved the proposed rate increase at its meeting, Monday.
The rate increase holds, to varying percentages, for tokens and passes.
A roll of 20 tokens increases 25 percent to $31.50. An adult monthly pass increases $4 to $40.
Students enrolled at the University of Alaska Southeast currently pay $18 for a monthly pass, $20 with the rate hike.
Youth fares and passes, passengers aged 6-18, remain $1 and $12 respectively.
Fares changes go into affect July 2.
At an Assembly Finance meeting in May (goo.gl/AY88d), CBJ Public Works Director, Kirk Duncan, said the fare increase offset cuts to Capital Transit’s 2013 budget.
Rather than cut service, he said, the city decided to increase revenue.
The fare increase is expected to bring about $155,000 in additional revenues in fiscal year 2013.
• Contact reporter Russell Stigall at 523-2276 or at russell.stigall@juneauempire.com.
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just an FYI your pricing for the adults is 1.50 not $.50 probably a typo but just mentioning it
Tourists
How much money from the head tax does Capital Transit receive to help offset costs? The buses are much more crowded in the summer due to tourism.
Not typo
It says the increase is $.50, not that this is current price.
really
you put money in your mouth, do you lick doorknobs too?
@charleylarsen
The locals who ride the bus buy tokens or passes. I agree with your sentiment...
It would be nice if they had an automated bus token dispenser at the transit center. Not sure if there is one! I just get mine at City Hall.
fare is just climbing as gas climbs.
IT is really sad to see everything gone up , Gas gone up fare is going to climb up as well, I really think that is going to have much more hardship to the poor and to middle class as well. Time to go back to do an old fashinson way is Using bike or walk... sucks aye.. tsk tsk. I rember back then. free for kids up to 13 and 25 cent. now it is 2.00 a ride.
Marine Passenger Fees
http://www.juneau.org/manager/passenger_fees.php - website for annual allocation by project
Capital Transit received $228K in 2010 and 2011.
Yep
Not surprising, considering the cost of gas! $40.00 for a monthly pass is still cheaper than a months worth of gas for your car, and, think of all the fun that can be had on the bus!
Same old problem
The fuel and oil industry never saw a huge profit they didn't like and the greenies think exorbitant fuel prices are great because it forces people out of their cars. Yes, its doing that. It will also force people off the bus and cause people to freeze in the winter. Ridiculous how high our fuel cost is when a barrel of oil is trading for under $85. We've always got gov't subsidies.
One more thing about bus tokens...
...when a bum asks you for bus fare and you give them a bus token, the look on their face is PRICELESS.
Cruel, I know, but they do ask for "bus fare," not "booze fare!"
...when a bum asks you for
...when a bum asks you for bus fare and you give them a bus token, the look on their face is PRICELESS.
Cruel, I know, but they do ask for "bus fare," not "booze fare!".........
A couple of years ago a supervisor with Capital Transit told me that homeless people receive free bus passes. I was surprised and repeated what he had told me just to make certain that I had heard him correctly. He confirmed that homeless do not pay to use the bus.
I did a web "search" of that before making this entry but couldn't find anything about free fares. That conversation took place two years ago so it may or may not still be correct.
Bus fares
It has happened to me too....they don't want bus fare they want $ and I've also heard most homeless don't pay as they are considered "disabled." The city needs to re-evaluate the system as yes some qualify but others just milk the system so WE are paying for it.
It would be nice if they
It would be nice if they could add additional bus runs during the tourist season because most locals can't even get on the bus and we need them to get to work and back, not just as a cheap "tour guide". Maybe they should let the "locals" on first and then the tourists?? It's pretty bad some folks can't get to work on time because the bus is full of visitors.
@Dutchlady
You should try wearing a camera, and carry a Alaska Shirt Company bag when you try to board the bus....
Cripes, it's only June 6th, and I'm ready to drive up on the sidewalk and take out a busload myself...
Mama had a real bad bus day
The bus was full of crew. We packed in like so many sardines. Had to stand sandwiched by other locals while over 30 crew members took all the seats (including those for elders/disabled) As soon as we covered the Mall, Wallmart and Fred's the bus was normal....and this without tourists. Imagine if ....
How can we make transit work for both needs without leaving the locals standing on the curb? I'd rather see passenger fees used to create a express crew run instead of making improvements to the private docks. We are not doing a good job in the summer of making our busses work for all the need....