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title: RTD considering discounted youth, low-income fares
description: "NEWS:Denver Post: RTD board would need to approve plan to slash fares by 70 percent"
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# [RTD considering discounted youth, low-income fares](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/rtd-considering-discounted-youth-low-income-fares-)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 05/16/18

 

Metro-area school districts are lining up to support a sweeping overhaul of the [Regional Transportation District pass program](https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/28/rtd-discounts-increased-dia-fare/) that will cut fares for students and low-income families.

A [25-member](http://www3.rtd-denver.com/content/RTDNewsRelease/PassProgramStudy-NewsRelease-2.28.18.pdf) working group has spent the past year working out the details of the proposals which are being mulled by RTD officials. The recommendations call for low-income riders to get a 50 percent discount to ride, while customers ages 13 to 19 should receive a 70 percent cut at the fare box. Kids 12 and younger would ride free if accompanied by a fare-paying rider.

[Read the full article here](https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/15/rtd-youth-low-income-student-fares/).

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