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Ecuador transit fare reforms and Metro upgrades

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2026-07-28 18:40 UTC → 2026-07-29 08:21 UTC · added removed

Quito’s fare‑reform agenda continues to advance. transport modernization continues. The municipal government has approved a $5,553,625 US$5.55 million contract for the QuitoBici public‑bike system QuitoBici, system, covering 250 bicycles, 25 docking stations, a technology platform, software platform and five‑year operations. Secretary of Mobility Alex Pérez stressed emphasizes the agreement is for a service, not a simple purchase. purchase, and refutes claims that each bike costs US$22,000. The city council is also moving ahead with the planned urban‑bus fare increase rise from $0.35 to $0.40, slated for to take effect on 1 January 2027. The hike will be triggered only 2027 if operators meet eight mandatory conditions – conditions, including electronic fare collection, security cameras, route monitoring, monitoring and integration into the Integrated Collection System (SIR) and other service‑quality benchmarks. (SIR). The current fare will remain remains subsidised through 2026, with the subsidy contingent on verified service improvements. These steps follow earlier actions: the mayor’s late‑May announcement A test phase of the $0.40 fare rise, the Mobility Commission’s mid‑June review new QuitoBici service began on 28‑29 July 2026, ahead of its official inauguration. The system will run along a bus‑fare ordinance, 40‑km corridor from Quitumbe to La Ofelia, offering real‑time GPS tracking, electronic locks and mobile‑app registration via the July 1 decision by Guayaquil Cuenta Ciudad platform; rides are limited to end its decade‑long fare freeze. Quito also began 60 minutes with unlimited daily trips. Parallel work on a $6.5 US$6.5 million, 12‑km road‑rehabilitation project around five Metro stations, scheduled stations is on track for completion by March 2027, aiming to benefit up to 800,000 residents. Together, the fare reforms, fare‑increase conditions, the new bike‑share contract, rollout and ongoing Metro‑adjacent infrastructure upgrades illustrate a Quito’s coordinated push to modernise public transport across Ecuador’s major cities.

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  1. 2026-07-29 08:21 UTC Ecuador transit fare reforms and Metro upgrades
  2. 2026-07-28 18:40 UTC Ecuador transit fare reforms and Metro upgrades

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