Riders, like Hayden, can also get information or swap out their M-Cards at the city’s three bus stations: at Kinnickinnic Avenue, Fond du Lac Avenue and the administration building at 1942 N.

And WisGo cards are available at more than 65 locations citywide, and riders can reload them at more than 150 locations.

It's free to switch out M-Cards to WisGo cards through June 30. 'It's not gonna be that hard, you know, just going to the transit system to work it out.'

'I don't know if it's gonna be an easy switch or something difficult,' pondered Hayden. When she found out about the impending changes, she said she'll be switching her M-Card to a WisGo card. They caught up with Shavita Hayden, who was headed downtown. WUWM reporter Maayan Silver and WUWM's community engagement coordinator Rafa Munoz Echavarria rode an MCTS Blue Line one April afternoon to see how the rollout was going. In the 70 cities that have implemented the system, Crawford also details that general public transit use has consistently increased by around 50% across North America. it's an easy fare that I can access with my mobile phone or with my smart card,' she explains. 'Fare capping naturally simplifies the fare experience for riders. Starting in early March 2023, the app will include an option to add money to use for bus fare.Ĭrawford details how the fare-capping system has been implemented in other larger cities around the world such as London and New York with favorable results. Bonnie Crawford is general manager of UMO mobility, which is the app that many MCTS riders use to pay their bus fare. The UMO app will also be getting an update. For more information on fare structures, visit /WisGo to learn more about the weekly and monthly fare caps. Fares will be $1 per ride for reduced fare riders (seniors, kids ages 6-11, and those with a qualifying disability) with a cap of $2 per day. Riders will not need to pay for any additional rides once they hit that fare cap. In this new system, the fare structure will cost $2 per ride for regular fare riders that caps at $4 per day. Winter explains the new system by saying, 'It counts the number of rides that you take, and the reason it does that is that as you're paying cash fare, then you will, as you ride throughout the week or the month, you will earn the value of that pass earlier than you would have otherwise.'

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