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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nation to claima first-placs City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for citiesd with populations of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citie s with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judged on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impact on the quality of life for The U.S. Conference of Mayors honorecd Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longetr charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in aprese release.
While many bus systems in collegetowns don’r charge students and faculty to a scant few providr free service to all The town implemented the fare-free system to encourag people to take the bus and leave their cars at home. The plan worked. Ridershi on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled since farese wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projecter 7 million this year. “Thes Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundation of oursustainablew future,” Foy said in a press release.
“This bus system makesa Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placespeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningt a “community event” to celebrate the livability awarf and that it will releasew details soon.
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