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II. <br />9 <br />No increase is being recommended for regular fare or pass <br />prices in the coming year. Current fare and pass prices <br />are shown below: <br />current <br />Bus Fargs Bps <br />Adult (Peak /Offpeak) $ .60 <br />Youth & Senior (Peak /Offpeak) .30 <br />Bus <br />Pass Prices <br />12 <br />month <br />$162.00 <br />9 <br />month <br />131.50 <br />6 <br />month <br />94.50 <br />3 <br />month <br />65.50 <br />.40 <br />ride pass <br />20.50 <br />Youth (ages 6 -17), Senior (age 65 or older), any holder <br />of a Medicare card and handicapped passes are 50% of the <br />above rates. Under age 6 are free with adult rider. E -Z <br />Rider fares equal the respective adult fares. (E -Z Rider <br />provides demand - responsive service to persons who are <br />unable to use the fixed route service.) <br />private- ec or Participation <br />Chapel Hill Transit currently contracts with the private <br />sector for the provision of shared ride taxi service <br />throughout the Chapel Hill Transit Service area. This <br />arrangement is expected to continue in the coming service <br />year. <br />Chapel Hill Transit has previously provided an opportunity for <br />the private sector to submit proposals to operate portions of <br />service expansions and additions. <br />As Chapel Hill Transit considers any modifications of existing <br />routes or additional transit service for the 1991 -92 service <br />period, the ability of the private sector to provide all or <br />a portion of the proposed service will be evaluated. <br />The review of private sector proposals will include an <br />evaluation of the cast of the proposed service, assessment of <br />the contractors ability to met specific criteria regarding <br />equipment and maintenance and ability of the contractor to <br />provide a quality of service comparable with existing service. <br />opportunities for private sector participation in the <br />development of the Town's transit capital projects were <br />15 <br />