METRO should consider eliminating METROLift discounted tickets and passes and instead charge a standard fare per passenger trip. Summary Participant Uses Participant Does All Participants METROLift Not Use METROLift Total Percent of Percent of Percent of Number Responses Number Responses Number Responses Strongly Agree 12 7% 16 11% 28 9% 9 6% 10 7% 19 6% No Opinion 13 8% 9 7% 22 8% Disagree 37 23% 40 28% 77 25% Strongly Disagree 92 56% 67 47% 159 52% Total w/ Response 163 100% 142 100% 305 100% No Response 12 17 29 TOTAL 175 159 334 Representative Participant Comments Agree/Strongly Agree I agree, I believe there should be a for low income “Although ‘discount’ persons, so that no one is excluded from using the service.” fare increase slowly, over 3 to 5 years. Eliminate discount “Phase-in passes.” ticket is an incentive to use services regularly”. “Discounted No Opinion need more information on how peer agencies deal with disability “We passes.” Disagree/Strongly Disagree
METRO should consider eliminating METROLift discounted tickets and passes and instead charge a standard fare per passenger trip. Summary Participant Uses METROLift Participant Does Not Use METROLift All Participants Total Number Percent of Responses Number Percent of Responses Number Percent of Responses Strongly Agree 12 7% 16 11% 28 9% 9 6% 10 7% 19 6% No Opinion 13 8% 9 7% 22 8% Disagree 37 23% 40 28% 77 25% Strongly Disagree 92 56% 67 47% 159 52% Total w/ Response 163 100% 142 100% 305 100% No Response 12 17 29 TOTAL 175 159 334 Representative Participant Comments Agree/Strongly Agree “Although I agree, I believe there should be a ‘discount’ for low income persons, so that no one is excluded from using the service.” “Phase-in fare increase slowly, over 3 to 5 years. Eliminate discount passes.” “Discounted ticket is an incentive to use services regularly”. No Opinion “We need more information on how peer agencies deal with disability passes.” Disagree/Strongly Disagree
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