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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitie across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilityt Award. Chapel Hill won for citiesw with populations of fewerthan 100,000. S.C., won for cities with populationx of morethan 100,000. The contest was judger on three criteria: mayorap leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broad impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayoras honored Chapel Hill for its decisionj in 2002 to no longer charges fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apresas release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’tr charge students and faculty to ride, a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leavee their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled sinc fares wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 millioj this year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundationb of our sustainable Foy said in apress release.
“Thie bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placpeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningg a “community event” to celebrate the livability award and that it will released details soon.
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