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Proposed Fare Policy Public Transit Fare Policy and Uniform Fare Structure for the City of Phoenix FARE STRUCTURE 1. Full Fare Local Bus/Rail Express/RAPID* One-Ride (Each Boarding) $ 2.00 $ 3.25 All-Day $ 4.00 $ 6.50 7-Day $ 20.00 N/A Monthly $ 64.00 $104.00 *Passengers using a full-fare local bus/rail pass for Express/RAPID service are required to pay the difference in fares based on the one-ride full fare. 2. Reduced Fare Local Bus/Rail Express/RAPID* One-Ride (Each Boarding) $ 1.00 $1.50 All-Day $ 2.00 $3.00 7-Day $ 10.00 N/A Monthly $ 32.00 $48.00 Riders using the Valley Metro reloadable smart card or the Valley Metro mobile app can benefit from the use of Smart Fare. Smart Fare allows riders to pay as they ride instead of paying in advance for the full cost of a day, week, or monthly pass. Riders must tap or scan their fare every time they ride but are only charged until they reach the daily/weekly/monthly maximum fare; there is no charge for rides thereafter. Youth ages 6 to 18, people 65 or over, persons with disabilities, and persons who have been issued a Medicare card by the federal government are eligible for reduced fares. Any photo ID showing an individual's age is acceptable proof of age for youth and seniors. A reduced fare reloadable smart card or reduced fare access in the Valley Metro app is required to access reduced Smart Fare pricing. 3. Semester Passes Fall/Spring Summer Full Fare $230.00 $154.00 Reduced Fare $115.00 $ 77.00 ATTACHMENT A 4. Microtransit Full: $2.00 per rider Reduced: $1.00 per rider Children under age six ride free. Children under 13 years old must be accompanied by a fare-paying rider who is 16 years of age or older. Smart Fare or fare capping does not apply to microtransit. 5. Free Fare Children under age six are not charged a fare for local bus/rail, Express/RAPID, or microtransit service when accompanied by a responsible, fare-paying adult. Free fares do not apply to dial-a-ride service. Free fares are also provided via the Group Field Trip Program for elementary school classes using local bus/rail service during non-peak hours of service. 6. Free Business Shuttle/Neighborhood Circulator Service Business shuttle service (DASH) and Phoenix Neighborhood Circulator Services are free to all passengers. 7. Refunds No refunds are offered for lost or unused portions of passes, except passes lost in the mail for Automatic Mail Plan customers. 8. Free Transit Days Valley Metro, in coordination with the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department, may authorize up to four free transit days per fiscal year to promote ridership and/or support large regionally significant events, initiatives or celebrations. Free transit days must be approved by the Valley Metro Chief Executive Officer and City of Phoenix Public Transit Director. Tap/scan of smartcard/mobile fare application is required prior to each boarding even if a free fare period is in effect. PHOENIX DIAL-A-RIDE AND REGIONAL PARATRANSIT Cash, Phoenix ADA Monthly Dial-a-Ride Pass, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride One-Way ADA Trip Tickets (Phoenix One-Way Tickets), and Regional Paratransit Tickets are accepted as fare for Phoenix Dial-a-Ride and Regional Paratransit services. Valid fare required for a single ride on Phoenix Dial-a-Ride and Regional Paratransit is: $4.00 cash; or Phoenix ADA Monthly Dial-a-Ride Pass; or Phoenix One-Way Ticket; or Eight (8) Regional Paratransit Tickets 1. Phoenix Dial-A-Ride and Regional Paratransit Pass and Ticket pricing: Phoenix ADA Monthly Dial-a-Ride Pass $65.00 Book of 10 Phoenix One-Way Tickets $31.50 Book of 20 Phoenix One-Way Tickets $50.00 Sheet of 5 Regional Paratransit Tickets $2.50 Book of 5 Regional Paratransit Ticket Sheets (25 tickets) $12.50 The Phoenix ADA Monthly Dial-a-Ride Pass is available through the Automatic Mail Program only to ADA Certified persons living within the City of Phoenix. The pass is accepted on Phoenix Dial-a-Ride, Regional Paratransit (trips originating or concluding in Phoenix), and local bus/rail and Express/RAPID service throughout the region. The Phoenix One-Way Ticket books are available to ADA Certified persons living within the City of Phoenix only. The tickets are accepted on Phoenix Dial-a-Ride and Regional Paratransit (trips originating or concluding in Phoenix) only. Phoenix One-Way tickets are not valid on local bus, express/RAPID, and light rail service. 2. A Personal Care Attendant (PCA) riding with an ADA certified Dial-a- Ride/Paratransit customer is not required to pay a fare. Non-PCA companions riding with an ADA certified Dial-a-Ride/Paratransit customer are required to pay the same fare as the eligible rider per trip.