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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalities across the nationj to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chapel Hill won for citiews with populations of fewerthan 100,000. S.C., won for cities with populationz of morethan 100,000. The contest was judged on threse criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broadd impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S.
Conferencew of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longeer charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in a press While many bus systems in collegetownas don’t charge students and facultyt to ride, a scant few provide free servicde to all riders. The town implemente d the fare-free system to encourage peopled to take the bus and leavse their carsat home. The plan worked. Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doublef since fares were eliminated going from 3 million in 2002 to a projected 7 milliojthis year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transif system is the foundation of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a pressa release.
“This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placrpeople love; for us it is an investmenf and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “community to celebrate the livability award and that it will releasw details soon.
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