Fare Capping

Close-up of front of blue MCTS bus with "Ride MCTS" on marquee in urban Milwaukee neighborhood

Waukesha Transit Joins Milwaukee Fare Collection System

New technology allows for more streamlined travel and fare capping for riders across the region.

September 14, 2023 - Urban Milwaukee

Hand holding up a TAP transit fare card to fare collection turnstile

L.A. Metro Introduces Fare Capping Tech

Los Angeles transit riders who pay as they go will have their fare capped at $5 per day or $18 per week.

July 26, 2023 - Business Wire

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L.A. Metro Launches Fare Capping Program

Transit fares will be capped at $5 per day for all riders who pay with TAP cards, whether or not they have weekly or monthly passes.

June 28, 2023 - Governing

public transit streetcar at Milwaukee Public Market, Third Ward Station in Downtown Milwaukee.

Milwaukee County Transit Launches New Fare Collection System and Fare Caps

Adult fares will be capped at $4 per day or $72 per month under the new system.

April 2, 2023 - Business Wire

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The Benefits of Fare Capping

Fare capping—putting a ceiling on the amount a transit passenger pays in a day or a month regardless of the number of trips—is becoming a popular policy option for transit agencies seeking to increase equity and bring back riders.

August 1, 2022 - Governing

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The Benefits of Transit Fare Capping

There's more than one way to incentive transit ridership with fare capping.

September 3, 2019 - Steven Can Plan

Metro Fare

Maximizing Fare System Innovation

It's great that the New York MTA is overhauling its fare system and doing away with the MetroCard, but there's so much more potential to realize.

March 1, 2018 - AM New York

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