Aspen ponders fare-free transit service

Aspen ponders fare-free transit service

Aspen City Council is reviewing a proposed pilot program that would make most Roaring Fork Transportation Authority services fare-free for a limited period in fall. While no formal decisions were made during a Monday work session, Council members were asked to weigh in on whether the city should contribute financially to offset the projected revenue loss from waiving fares. The proposed pilot, scheduled for Sept. 22 through Nov. 23, would elimin…

MBTA weighs future of fare-free bus service

BOSTON — MBTA officials are looking at the possibility of expanding a fare-free bus ride program to cover the agency's statewide system, but the move would come with a hefty price tag at a time of diminishing federal funding.