A Low-Income Bus Pass that Most Don't UseSarah Sherburn-Zimmerbyline‚ May. 18‚ 2007Did you know that MUNI has a low-income Fast Pass? If you didn’t, you are not alone. In 2003, the cost of a monthly Fast Pass for MUNI went up from $35 to $45 and the cost of a single ride went from $1 to $1.25. The next year the single ride went up to $1.50. In response to public outrage, the MTA developed the Lifeline Fast Pass for low-income San Franciscans — a monthly bus pass for $35. The pass is greatly under-utilized. Very little publicity has been done to let bus riders know about the Lifeline Fast Pass. Two and a half years into the program, there are no pamphlets or other materials on the program — except for the information that community organizations in Chinatown have put together. |