Metro Transit has an excellent low income, reduced fare program, but people aren’t using it
“A little known transit assistance program that offers train and bus fare for a buck remains largely untapped by the more than 600,000 metro Minnesotans who are currently eligible.
People who are on an array of public assistance programs like Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, unemployment, food stamps, energy assistance, free or reduced lunch or live in public housing are eligible for the transit benefit, which saves them between $1.50 and $2 per ride. The Metropolitan Council estimates 624,000 people in the metro are eligible for the program just by income alone — but just 1% are using it.
Beneficiaries say the savings go a long way.”