Southeastern Regional Transit Authority

NOTICE OF PROPOSED INCREASES IN THE FIXED ROUTE FARES

Proposed Effective Date – September 7, 2004

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE FARES ON FIXED ROUTE SERVICE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

                                                            Current                 Proposed

Regular fare per zone                             $1.00                     $1.25

Senior Citizen fare per zone                     50 ¢                     60 ¢

Disabled Fare per zone                             50 ¢                     60 ¢

Children under the age of 6                     Free with adult     Free with adult

Children from 6-11 years                         50¢                         60¢

PROPOSED CHANGES IN PASSES FOR FIXED ROUTE SERVICE THAT MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE TERMINALS:

Monthly unlimited (within City Limits)     $40.00                     $50.00

10 Zone passes Regular                           $10.00                     $12.50

Senior Citizen / Disabled                        $5.00                      $6.00

10 Ride Commuter Tick (FR-NB / NB-FR)   $33.75                    $40.00

1-Way Trip (NB-FR / FR-NB)                     $ 3.75                    $4.00

Student 10 Zone (to & from school)          $5.00                     $6.00

PROPSED CHANGES FOR DEMAND RESPONSE FARES:

Demand Response fare per zone                $1.00                   $1.50

The following service will be eliminated effective September 7, 2004:

Somerset / Swansea Shuttle

Acushnet / Fairhaven / Mattapoisett Shuttle

The following service will be modified effective September 7, 2004:

– New Bedford:

# 5 – Rivet St. (45 minute service)

– Fall River:

# 6 – Pleasant St. (60 minute service)

# 7 -- Bay St. (60 minute service)

#10 – Rodman St. (60 minute service)

If requested in writing, public hearings will be scheduled. Requests must be received by Friday, July 16, 2004.

All requests and any comments on these changes may be submitted to the Authority by August 29, 2004 to:

Louis D. Pettine, Administrator

700 Pleasant Street 1st Floor

New Bedford, MA 02740-6263

(508) 997-6767 / email lpettine@aol.com