LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Rock Region Metro is eliminating its $1 fares for its
streetcar rides in downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock in hopes of
boosting ridership.
The agency says the streetcar rides will be free for all of 2019. According to
the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, streetcar ridership has dropped to an all-time
low, and officials are hopeful eliminating the fares will get more people
to use the public transportation system.
Rock Region Metro Executive Director Charles Frazier says the yearlong
promotion is expected to cost just under $52,000.
The agency usually has about three streetcars circulating on two routes daily
through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock.
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