Summary
Long Beach Transit laid out how older adults can ride for 60 cents, use Dial-A-Ride for $2.50, and access the low-income LIFE program. Commissioners raised concerns about fare evasion, bus shelter coverage and the future of free student passes, which cost the agency about $1 million a year.
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Last discussed Jul 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Transit runs a $345.9 million operating budget funded mostly by sales tax; the free student pass program costs roughly $1 million a year.
Older adults, students and low-income riders who depend on transit as their only way to get to appointments, work and groceries.
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