The Topeka Metro transit service will temporarily stop charging fares as part of an effort to make its buses safer amid the current coronavirus crisis.
That was among two steps the board of directors of the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority voted 7-0 to approve late Thursday afternoon, said its president, Jim Ogle.
Topeka Metro said in a news release that the board adopted “a no-fare policy as well as rear door bus entry to improve social distancing inside the buses.”
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
