The T To End Free Rides For Homeless
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FORT WORTH (AP) - A Texas transit agency says it's planning to end free and reduced-cost bus rides for the homeless.
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority offers the free and reduced-cost bus passes through a program called Fare Aid. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the transit agency will stop offering that program in October 2015.
The money is expected to go toward transit projects, such as a proposed rail commuter line from downtown Fort Worth to Grapevine and the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Last year, the transit authority spent about $300,000 on the Fare Aid program.
But critics say a lack of transportation could push homeless people into more panhandling.
A transit agency spokeswoman says the Fare Aid program started in 1990.
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