Fares for Sioux Area Metro fixed-route service and paratransit service shall be as follows:
Sioux Area Metro—fixed-route rates | |
Adults | $1.50 |
Book of ten tickets | $10.50 |
Children 10 years and under (accompanied by adult) | Free |
Children 11-18 years of age (with School ID or Freedom Pass***) | Free |
Elderly (65 and over) and persons with disabilities | $0.75 |
Monthly pass, adults | $30 |
Monthly pass, elderly (65 and over) and persons with disabilities | $15 |
One-day pass, adults | $3 |
One-day pass, elderly (65 and over) and persons with disabilities | $1.50 |
One-week pass, adults | $12.50 |
One-week pass, elderly (65 and over) and persons with disabilities | $6.25 |
Other rates | |
Veterans | Free |
*College pass | $0.85 per ride |
Pass-it-on bus pass | Free |
Replacement of reloadable fare card | $5 |
Special promotions/marketing | Negotiated |
Ten-year pass (fixed route) | $3,600 |
Sioux Area Metro—paratransit rates ** | |
Trip rate | $2.50 |
Trip rate with School ID or Freedom Pass*** | Free |
* College passes allow all people with student/staff IDs to ride unlimited with an approved agreement between the college and Sioux Area Metro. The college pays the agreement amount based upon the previous semester’s ridership or no less than 500 rides ($425).
** Revenue generated from this ordinance will be used exclusively for paratransit.
*** A SAM Freedom Pass can be issued in lieu of a school ID when a record of enrollment from an accredited high school or verification of age 18 or under is provided.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.721; 1992 Code, § 43-10) (Ord. 2594, passed 3-3-1969; Ord. 2610, passed 6-9-1969; Ord. 9-72, passed 3-6-1972; Ord. 96-76, passed 11-22-1976; Ord. 87-77, passed 12-27-1977; Ord. 31-81, passed 4-6-1981; Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 105-95, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 83-97, passed 11-17-1997; Ord. 47-10, passed 5-3-2010; Ord. 50-11, passed 7-5-2011; Ord. 24-14, passed 4-15-2014; Ord. 74-15, passed 8-4-2015; Ord. 14-16, passed 2-16-2016; Ord. 35-16, passed 4-5-2016; Ord. 116- 16, passed 12-20-2016; Ord. 81-22, passed 8-2-2022)