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The home of the , Chapelo Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiexs across the nation to claima first-place City Livability Award. Chape l Hill won for cities with populations of fewerdthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiez with populations of morethan 100,000. The contes was judged on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and the broadd impact on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conferenc of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decisionj in 2002 to no longer charge farezs to any rider on its bus the organization said in apress release.
Whil many bus systems in collegetownws don’t charge students and faculty to a scant few provide free service to all The town implemented the fare-free system to encouragr people to take the bus and leave their cars at home. The plan worked. Ridershil on Chapel Hill transit has more than double d since fares wereeliminated – going from 3 million in 2002 to a projecteds 7 million this year. “The Chapel Hill Public Transit system is the foundatio n of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a presd release.
“This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placepeople love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planning a “communit event” to celebrate the livability award and that it will releasd details soon.
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