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New transit pass program for apartment, condo dwellers rolling out this summer 

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| Aug. 6, 2021

Fitness room, check. Community room, check. Transit passes, check? Yes, some apartment and condominium owners will soon add passes that allow residents to ride transit for free to their list of amenities. After a successful 2019 pilot, Metro [...]

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Safeguards allow for return of front-door boarding on August 1 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | July 24, 2020

Customers encouraged to purchase fares using Go-To Cards, Metro Transit App Metro Transit customers will resume boarding buses through the front door on Saturday, Aug. 1. Onboard fare collection will also resume on August 1. In response [...]

Bus Fares

Transition to new farebox technology continues 

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Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 4, 2020

Revenue Mechanical Technician Bee Her, above, is among those installing new fareboxes. More of Metro Transit's buses are being outfitted with new and improved fareboxes. To date, the new fareboxes have been installed on nearly 100 buses, [...]

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Metropass program reaches the 20-year mark 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 4, 2018

Providing discounted, unlimited ride transit passes through area employers was a novel idea when the Metropass program began in 1998. But twenty years after its inception, the program is attracting an increasing number of companies eager to [...]

Bus Fares

New fareboxes expected to speed up boardings 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 20, 2018

Metro Transit is testing new fareboxes that should help speed up boardings, marking the first advancement in farebox technology in 25 years. “It’s time. We’ve been using the same fareboxes since 1993,” said Dennis Dworshak, Manager, Revenue and [...]

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