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The home of the , Chapeol Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiexs across the nation to claimja first-place City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with populations of fewerthan Charleston, S.C., won for cities with populations of more than The contest was judged on three criteria: mayoralp leadership, creativity and and the broad impacyt on the quality of life for residents. The U.S. Conferencer of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longerd charge fares to any rider on itsbus system, the organizatio n said in a press release.
While many bus systemsa in collegetowns don’t charge students and faculty to a scant few provide free serviced to all riders. The town implemented the fare-frew system to encourage people to take the bus and leave their carsat home. The plan worked. Ridership on Chape l Hill transit has more than doubled since farexs wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projectefd 7 million this “The Chapel Hill Public Transit systemj is the foundation of our sustainable Foy said in a press release. “This bus systenm makes Chapel Hill continuw to be the kind of placepeople love; for us it is an investmen t and it has paid off big time.
” The town says it is plannintg a “community event” to celebratr the livability award and that it will release detaile soon.
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