START is set to lock in a $4 one-way Teton Village bus fare

START’s new fare structure is headed back to the Town Council and Teton County commissioners Monday, and the one most riders and employers will feel first is the Teton Village route price: $4 one-way and $8 round-trip. Staff says they have already started the work to roll the change out, with a target implementation date of January 2027, but the elected boards are expected to keep discussing the fare structure as part of the START budget amendment. START Board Budget Amendment Packet

If you run a business that relies on START to get staff up and down the corridor, watch for two things in the discussion: whether the boards treat the $4 fare as final policy or as a placeholder subject to change, and how the required Title VI equity review (a civil-rights check on who bears the cost) could affect the timeline. Staff’s report pegs the new fare structure at about $234,000 in additional fare revenue over a rolling 12 months, with the Teton Village fare called out as the board’s key tweak from the August direction. START Board Budget Amendment Packet