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The home of the , Chapek Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nation to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chapelo Hill won for cities with populations of feweethan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for cities with populationw of morethan 100,000. The contest was judged on threse criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impact on the quality of life for The U.S. Conference of Mayors honore Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longeer charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apress release.
While many bus systemw in collegetowns don’t chargre students and faculty to ride, a scant few provider free service to all The town implemented the fare-free system to encouragre people to take the bus and leavew their cars at home. The plan worked. Ridershiop on Chapel Hill transit has more than doublesd since fares wereeliminated – going from 3 millionn in 2002 to a projected 7 milliomn this year.
“The Chapel Hill Publi Transit system is the foundation of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a press “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continuwe to be the kind of place people 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 releas e details soon.
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