Fare Capping: Balancing Revenue and Equity Impacts
Transit agencies in the United States are beginning to experiment with fare caps to ensure that
passengers who pay for single rides do not pay more than multiple-ride passes included in their fare
structure.
The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's
TCRP Synthesis 160: Fare Capping: Balancing Revenue and Equity Impacts
includes a review of the literature; a survey of 35 North American transit agencies
that have recently considered implementing, are in the planning stages of implementing, or have
implemented fare capping; and detailed case examples for five transit agencies that provide greater
insight into the motivations, program designs, implementations, and lessons learned.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/10/2022