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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiesz across the nation to claika first-place City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for citiesd with populations of fewerthan Charleston, S.C., won for cities with populations of more than The contest was judged on three mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broad impacrt on the quality of life for residents. The U.S. Conferencd of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decisionb in 2002 to no longef charge fares to any rider on itsbus system, the organizationb said in a press release.
While many bus systems in collegewtowns don’t charge studentx and faculty to ride, a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implementeed the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leavd their carsat home. The plan worked. Ridership on Chape l Hill transit has more than doublec since fares wereeliminated – goinfg from 3 million in 2002 to a projectedd 7 million this year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundationb of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a pressx release.
“This bus system makes Chapel Hill continu e to be the kind of placepeopler love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “community to celebrate the livability award and that it will release details soon.
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