FarePolicy_ICC_PrepaidPasses_2025_June.pdf

This is a fare policy document for the City of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus transit system, detailing prepaid pass pricing and eligibility requirements effective in 2025. The document outlines the transit agency's fare structure for multiple customer categories and pass types, establishing pricing for day passes, seven-day passes, thirty-day passes, and ten-ride passes across regular, senior, disabled, and Medicare customer classifications. All passes can be preloaded onto TAP cards or mobile tickets, providing customers with flexible payment options for accessing Big Blue Bus services.

The fare pricing structure establishes differentiated rates to serve diverse customer needs, with regular adult fares at $4.50 per single ride, senior and disabled fares at $1.75, and day passes priced at $16 for regular customers and $5 for seniors and disabled riders. Prepaid passes offer volume discounts, with seven-day passes at $27 for regular customers and thirty-day passes at $55, while ten-ride passes are available at $10. All passes include one free transfer within two hours of initial boarding. The policy requires valid identification for senior (age 62+), disabled, and Medicare customers, accepting valid driver's licenses, DMV IDs, Senior TAP Cards, passports, LACTOA TAP ID Cards, Disabled TAP Cards, Access Cards, Medicare cards, and DMV placards, with specific restrictions on VA IDs and state-issued FDC/SSI cards.