Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Route, fare changes coming to SCCOOT, Coatesville Link
The Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) announced new fare, which will go into effect on Feb. 5, for two of its public “Chesco Bus” transportation routes: SCCOOT and Coatesville Link.
For SCCOOT, the “zones” have been restructured, resulting in reduced fares, enabling riders to make more affordable short and long trips. TMACC is also adding on-demand stops to SCCOOT, which will allow residents of Kennett Square Borough to have easier access to public transportation.
The Coatesville Link bus will have a new fare that will continue to be in line with the Krapf “A” Bus. The creation of a new zone and fare structure for SCCOOT, as well as the addition of on-demand
stops, comes not only from TMACC review but in response to rider and medical/social service provider recommendations throughout the region. SCCOOT riders will be able to travel within each of the three new zones for a $2 (one-way) fare, or ride the entire length for a maximum of $4 (one-way).
“The goal of these changes is not only to make SCCOOT more affordable,” said TMACC Executive Director Timothy Phelps, “but to make popular destinations in Southern Chester County accessible to as many people as possible.”
Chesco bus has three routes in Chester County: SCCOOT, which travels from Oxford to Kennett Square, with limited service to West Chester; Coatesville Link, which travels from Coatesville to Parkesburg; and Evening Link, which operates evenings from Coatesville to Exton Square Mall. State funding for Chesco bus is provided by Penn DOT and the majority of the local match from the Chester County Commissioners as well as municipal support.
Below is a summary of zone/fare changes and schedule additions. An extended list of fares is posted on TMACC’s website at www.tmacc.org. SCCOOT: • A new fare zone structure. • The one-zone fare is decreasing from $3.50 to $2.00.
• The two or three-zone fare is decreasing from $4.50 to $4 (riders will pay a maximum of only two zones, even if they are travelling through three zones).
• The addition of on-demand stops at Broad and South Streets, and Center Street at Center Square Apartments, in Kennett Square. LINK: • The fare is increasing from $2.50 to $2.75.