Blacksburg could make it free to ride the bus.
The town of Blacksburg is considering making it free for all passengers to ride the bus.In 2020, the Blacksburg Transit system began a temporary fa...
The town of Blacksburg is considering making it free for all passengers to ride the bus.In 2020, the Blacksburg Transit system began a temporary fare-free policy. The town council will consider whether to make it permanently free at their next meeting Tuesday evening, December 13. Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff already had free access to buses before the pandemic.Town leaders have been working for 20 years to reduce the ever-increasing number of people driving cars.Before the pandemic, bus ridership was growing exponentially, but ridership dropped in 2020, said Brian Booth, executive director of Blacksburg Transit.