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The home of the , Chapeo Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nationh to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with populations of fewedrthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citie s with populations of more than The contest was judged onthrewe criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impactt on the quality of life for residents. The U.S. Conferencd of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longe charge fares to any rider on itsbus system, the organization said in a presss release.
While many bus systems in collegestowns don’t charge students and faculty to a scant few provider free service to all riders. The town implemented the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leave theid carsat home. The plan worked. Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubles since fares wereeliminated – going from 3 millioh in 2002 to a projected 7 million this “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundatiobn of our sustainable future,” Foy said in a preses release.
“This bus system makes Chapel Hill continuw to be the kind of placepeoplw love; for us it is an investmenyt and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “communitu event” to celebrate the livability aware and that it will release details soon.
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