Update 4:55 p.m. Feb. 26—
91´ó»ÆÑ¼ city council has approved reductions to HandyDART pass prices.
Original story:
If 91´ó»ÆÑ¼ city council agrees, fares on the local HandyDART transit system could be coming down.
A recommendation by city transit and programs manager Jerry Dombowsky calls for a reduction of $30 to the cost of a monthly pass for seniors who use HandyDART. That would bring the cost of the pass down to $45 per month from the current $75 per month. Dombowsky is also recommending the cost of a monthly pass for adults who use the system drop $5 to $70.
As part of the plan, sheets of five individual tickets for adults would also drop $1.25 to $11.25 and sheets of five seniors’ tickets would drop to $10 from $12.50.
In his report going to council today, Dombowsky says the decreases are being proposed to bring them into line with conventional transit fares.
If 91´ó»ÆÑ¼ council approves the changes, the city will ask West 91´ó»ÆÑ¼ and Lake County to make similar changes to harmonize HandyDART fares throughout the region.
Council will discuss the recommendation at today’s city council meeting.