HomeMy WebLinkAboutA015 - Resolution adopting Amended Appendix P (CyRide Rates and Charges) of the Ames Municipal Code per authority granted by the Ames Transit Agency Board of TrusteesTo:Mayor and City Council
From:CyRide
Date:December 16, 2025
Subject:Resolution adopting Amended Appendix P (CyRide Rates and
Charges) of the Ames Municipal Code per authority granted by the
Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
Item No. 17
MEMO
Attached and presented for adoption to the Ames Municipal Code is amended
Appendix P - (CyRide Rates and Charges), implementing the Rate Setting
Resolution FY 2026/27, per the authority granted by the Ames Transit Agency
Board of Trustees, on November 20, 2025.
Rates were amended to reflect the addition of Digital Fixed Route Passes to
customers. All Rates and Charges are effective as of January 1, 2026.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Rate Setting Resolution.pdf
Appen P - CyRide Fees.wpd 2026-2027 Supp 2026-1.pdf
City Clerk's Office 515.239.5105 main
515.239.5142 fax
515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
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Sup #2026-1 P-1 Rev. 01-01-26
APPENDIX P
CYRIDE FEES & CHARGES Effective January 1, 2026
Fixed Route Fares
$1.00 Regular cash fare
$0.50 Reduced cash fare (K-12, Medicare, Medicaid, persons over 65, persons with
a disability)
$5.00 10-ride reduced fare ticket book ($.50 per ride)
$10.00 10-ride regular fare ticket book, ($1.00 per ride)
$35.00 Regular fare monthly pass
$17.00 Reduced fare monthly pass (K-12, Medicare, Medicaid, persons over 65,
persons with a disability)
$130.00 Regular Fare Semester Pass (fall and spring). Price varies depending on
date purchased.
$65.00 Reduced Fare Semester Pass (fall and spring). Price varies depending on
date purchased.
$120.00 Regular Fare Winter Pass (November to spring break). Price varies
depending on date purchased.
$60.00 Reduced Fare Winter Pass (November to spring break). Price varies
depending on date purchased.
$80.00 Regular Fare Summer Pass
$40.00 Reduced Fare Summer Pass
$260.00 Regular Fare School Year Pass. Price varies depending on date purchased.
(May also be used in conjunction with tickets or cash on Dial-A-Ride.)
$130.00 Reduced Fare School Year Pass. Price varies depending on date purchased.
Free Children under six years of age accompanied by a person aged 13 or older
(maximum of three children per rider).
Free Attendant accompanying and assisting ADA-eligible person
$10.00 Replacement fee for lost or stolen passes
$1.00 Fare for person not assisting passenger riding with ADA-eligible passenger is
same fare as an ADA-eligible passenger
Digital Fixed Route Passes (Token Transit Only*)
$105.00 Regular Fare 3-Month Digital Pass
$51.00 Reduced Fare 3-Month Digital Pass (K-12, Medicare, Medicaid, persons over
65, persons with a disability)
$190.00 Regular Fare 6-Month Digital Pass
$95.00 Reduced Fare 6-Month Digital Pass (K-12, Medicare, Medicaid, persons over
65, persons with a disability)
$315.00 Regular Fare 12-Month Digital Pass
$157.50 Reduced Fare 12-Month Digital Pass (K-12, Medicare, Medicaid, persons
over 65, persons with a disability
*Digital passes are available exclusively through the Token Transit mobile app and become valid
upon activation.
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Sup #2026-1 P-2 Rev. 01-01-26
Dial-A-Ride Fares
$2.00 Dial-A-Ride cash fare for passengers eligible under the ADA.
$18.00 Dial-A-Ride cash fare for general public (not ADA eligible).
Free Attendant accompanying and assisting ADA-eligible person on Dial-A-Ride
$2.00 Fare for person not assisting Dial-A-Ride passenger riding with DAR eligible
passenger is same fare as Dial-A-Ride eligible passenger's fare
Free ISU students who are ADA eligible traveling within ¾ mile of a fixed route
operating at the time of the ride.
Miscellaneous Revenues (Effective FY 2027*)
$135.00 Shop rate per hour
$135.00 Shuttle rate, as subcontractor, to other bus operators, one-hour minimum
$135.00 Shuttle rate for every hour after the minimum
Variable Fuel surcharge for shuttle service
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Sup #2026-1 P-3 Rev. 01-01-26
REDUCED FARE PASSES
2026 SUMMER REDUCED FARE PASS
May 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026 August 31, 2026 $40.00
2026 FALL REDUCED FARE PASS
August 17, 2026 – September 20, 2026 December 31, 2026 $65.00
September 21, 2026 – December 31, 2026 December 31, 2026 $50.00
2026/27 SCHOOL YEAR REDUCED FARE PASS
August 17, 2026 – September 20, 2026 June 1, 2027 $130.00
September 21, 2026 – November 29, 2026 June 1, 2027 $115.00
November 30, 2026 – February 7, 2027 June 1, 2027 $65.00
February 8, 2027 – June 1, 2027 June 1, 2027 $50.00
2026/27 WINTER REDUCED FARE PASS
October 26, 2026 – November 29, 2026 March 19, 2027 $60.00
November 30, 2026 – March 19, 2027 March 19, 2027 $40.00
REGULAR FARE PASSES
2026 SUMMER REGULAR FARE PASS
May 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026 August 31, 2026 $80.00
2026 FALL REGULAR FARE PASS
August 17, 2026 – September 20, 2026 December 31, 2026 $130.00
September 21, 2026 – December 31, 2026 December 31, 2026 $100.00
2026/27 SCHOOL YEAR REGULAR FARE PASS
August 17, 2026 – September 20, 2026 June 1, 2027 $260.00
September 21, 2026 – November 29, 2026 June 1, 2027 $230.00
November 30, 2026 – February 7, 2027 June 1, 2027 $130.00
February 8, 2027 – June 1, 2027 June 1, 2027 $100.00
2026/27 WINTER REGULAR FARE PASS
October 26, 2026 – November 29, 2026 March 19, 2027 $120.00
November 30, 2026 – March 19, 2027 March 19, 2027 $80.00
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Sup #2026-1 P-4 Rev. 01-01-26
$10.00 Replacement fee for lost or stolen passes
Other conditions pertaining to any Semester Pass are:
1. One person may not use the pass of another, unless the original issue has sold it to the
new user, the sale registered in the Ames Transit Agency Office, and the pass replaced
by the Ames Transit Agency Office. The person to whom it has been sold may then use
the pass.
2. Misuse of the pass may result in confiscation and cancellation of the pass without a refund.
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