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A public transportation benefit area, abbreviated as PTBA, is a type of public-benefit corporation for public transit operators in the U.S. state of Washington.It was authorized in 1975 along with a funding mechanism that uses sales taxes levied within a district.
A reduced fare program refers to special programs providing particular passengers with a discounted fare option for travel on a public transport system. In the United States, public transportation systems that receive federal funding are required to offer, at minimum, half fares to the elderly and handicapped persons during off peak travel. [1]
A GTA bus at Ephrata station. Grant Transit Authority began as a demonstration project with four buses in November 1995. The project, deemed a success after one year, led to a November 1996 vote to establish a public transportation benefit area (PTBA) to fund a permanent system.
Skagit Transit began operating inter-county routes to Island and Whatcom counties in 2005, [7] and expanded with a Mount Vernon–Everett commuter route in 2006 part-funded by Island Transit and the state government. [8] [9] The agency also took ownership of Skagit Station in Mount Vernon, which is served by Amtrak Cascades and Island Transit. [7]
The Clark County public transportation benefit area was approved by 55 percent of voters on November 4, 1980, along with a 0.3 percent sales tax, [7] and formally established on January 1, 1981. The agency branded itself as "C-Tran" and took over the Vancouver Transit System on July 6, 1981. [8]
The election measure, which passed and was subsequently implemented the following month of April 1981, replaced the $1 tax on households within Spokane city limits with a 0.3% sales tax to be applied throughout the public transportation benefit area. The shift in the transit agency's funding and administrative model was not isolated to Spokane.
The Disabled American Veterans Ray H Fuller Winnebago County Chapter 17, along with the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, have announced the launch of a dedicated transportation program for disabled ...
In addition to bus service, the WTA offers paratransit service and a vanpool programs. The WTA is funded by a 0.6% sales tax within the Whatcom County public transportation benefit area (PTBA) and grants from the state and federal governments. Service began on January 1, 1984, using equipment bought from the Bellingham municipal transit system ...