MARTA Fare Rate Increase Begin
Fare changes are part of scheduled three-year phase in.
by Patch Staff As part of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's scheduled fare increase for Reduced Fare and Mobility fare products takes effect this week. The change was part of the previously announced three-year phased increases MARTA adopted for those fare types products during the Fiscal Year 2010 budgetary cycle. The phase-in was planned to mitigate the financial impact on the budgets of seniors and those with disabilities. The reduced fare and Mobility fare changes are as follows: Fare Type Current New Fare: Nov. 11, 2012 Reduced (Half-Fare) $0.95 $1 Mobility Base (One-Way) $3.80 $4 Mobility Pass $122 $128 The FY 2013 budget also included a “steady state” level of current bus and rail …
Brian
10:12 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
I lucked out. I loaded up my card earlier this year and since I usually only use it for occasional lunch trips in-town while working, I'm good to go for a while. more ›