Most seniors at a recent RTA meeting said they are OK to pay for transit.
The Regional Transit Authority, which oversees the CTA, Metra and Pace, held an informational meeting concerning upcoming changes to the Seniors Ride Free program Thursday afternoon at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston. Officials from all transportation services were on hand to hear questions and concerns about the changes that will go into effect Sept. 1. The Seniors Ride Free program will now be known as the Seniors Circuit Ride Free program and the Seniors Reduced Fare program. To qualify for the Circuit Ride Ride Free program a senior would need to make less than $27, 610 individually, $36,635 for a two-person household, or $45,657 for a household of three or more. Diane Palmer, the RTA's deputy executive director of communications, …
A law passed in February that restricts free rides to low income Illinois seniors goes into effect this summer.
Changes that will make most persons above 65-years-old exempt from the the Rapid Transit Authority's Seniors Ride Free program go into effect Sept. 1. The program, which includes CTA, Metra and Pace services, will be changed to only allow for low-income senior citizens to participate, according to a law signed by Governor Pat Quinn in February. To raise awareness on the adjustments, the RTA is hosting a series of public hearings between June 6 and June 16. North Chicago Suburb riders and residents can attend the informational session scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on June 16 at the Levy Senior Center in Evanston. Meanwhile a meeting at 10:30 a.m. that same day has been organized for Lake County residents at the Waukegan Public Library. Roughly 25…
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John C Thomson
11:32 pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Are we still talking about this? Ok, it just occured to me that someone with a free ride card could easily give their card to someone else and they could use it relatively undetected because all you have to do is swipe it in front of the entry box. I on the other hand laud Governor Blagojevich for actually giving a deserving segment of society something to benefit them. Consider these seniors are… more ›