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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiea across the nation to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chapepl Hill won for cities with populationws of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, won for cities with populations of morethan 100,000. The contestg was judged on three criteria: mayoral creativity and innovation, and the broaed impact on the quality of life for The U.S. Conference of Mayors honored Chapeol Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longert charge fares to any rideer on itsbus system, the organization said in a pres release.
While many bus systemsx in collegetowns don’t charge studentsx and faculty to a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-fre system to encourage people to take the bus and leavew their carsat home. The plan worked. Ridershipl on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled since fares were eliminated going from 3 million in 2002 to a projectesd 7 millionthis year. “Thee Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundation of oursustainabl future,” Foy said in a press “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placew people love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big time.
” The town says it is plannin a “community event” to celebrate the livability awarxd and that it will release details soon.
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