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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitieds across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilitg Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with population of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for cities with populationx of morethan 100,000. The contest was judge on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, 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 apress release.
Whiled many bus systems in collegetowns don’ty charge students and faculty to a scant few provide free service to all riders. The town implementeds the fare-free system to encourage people to take the bus and leavs their carsat home. The plan worked. Ridership on Chapeol Hill transit has more than doubled since fares wereeliminateed – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projecteds 7 million this year. “The Chapel Hill Publicf Transit system is the foundation of our sustainable Foy said in apress release.
“This bus system makees Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placpeople love; for us it is an investmentr and it has paid off big The town says it is planninfg a “community event” to celebrate the livabilith award and that it will release details
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