Sustaining Zero-Fare Public Transit in a Post COVID-19 World

Fare-free or zero-fare transit services have generated a great deal of interest in recent years. Fare-free operations unquestionably address many transportation equity issues. However, the long-term viability of these transit services must be carefully evaluated as these policy/programmatic decisions are made. NCHRP Research Report 1126: Sustaining Zero-Fare Public Transit in a Post COVID- 19 World: A Guide for State DOTs, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, develops guidance and a tool to aid practitioners in the evaluation of fare-free transit services from a state DOT perspective. Supplemental to the report are NCHRP Web-Only Document 409: Sustaining Zero-Fare Public Transit in a Post COVID-19 World: Conduct of Research Report, an implementation plan, and a practitioner's tool.