May 5, 2009

CONTACT: Jenna Reedy, Business Development Manager
Day: 849-0708
Fax: 848-4853
Email: jreedy@rabbittransit.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            

rabbittransit to Eliminate Planned Fare Increase

York, PA – rabbittransit's Board of Directors announced the elimination of a fare increase planned for July 1, 2009. The transit authority was slated to increase fares across all fixed route services at the start of the new fiscal year. Base boarding fares on the fixed route service would have climbed from $1.40 to $1.45 and from $3.50 to $3.75 on the commuter express service between York and Harrisburg.

“Given the current economic climate and the successful negotiation of a new fuel contract, the board felt it necessary to forgo the impending fare increase,” commented rabbittransit Executive Director Richard Farr. The last fixed route fare increase happened on July 1, 2008. For more information about rabbittransit and its services, please visit www.rabbittransit.org.

rabbittransit, York County’s public transportation system, provides a variety of transportation services to the residents of York County. Nearly 6,000 people depend on rabbittransit each day to get to work, medical facilities, school and other life-sustaining activities. rabbittransit is dedicated to helping all York Countians get to where they want to go.