START Board to take public comment on proposed fare changes, Aug. 20

The START Board is set to open a public hearing on Aug. 20 to take comment on proposed fare structure changes and service reductions, before the board decides what to recommend for an Oct. 1 start date START Board Regular Meeting Agenda Packet.

For folks out on the rural edge who lean on the bus to get to shifts and appointments, the written comments in the packet put a fine point on what riders are worried about: early morning and late night gaps, and fewer commuter trips that already run full. One rider wrote that without early START On Demand hours, “getting to work on time would become more difficult,” and another asked that any afternoon commuter run start “at 5:40 pm or later” so a standard workday still pencils out START Board Regular Meeting Agenda Packet.