Does anyone remember how much it cost to ride a bus in Chicago in 1976?

Answer 1

CTA FARES
When the CTA took over in 1947, the fares were set at 10 cents for the Surface System and 12 cents for the Rapid Transit. The late 1940's was of course the beginning of the post World War II increase of automobile ownership, expressway construction, and declining support for public transportation. By 1952, the CTA fare was up to 20 cents for the entire system. In 1957 the fare went up to 25 cents, and in 1961 a 5 cent charge was adopted for a transfer. Between 1967 and 1970, three fare increases raised the fare to 45 cents, and 10 cents for a transfer.
The creation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) in the 1970's helped keep fares relatively stable through that decade. Public transit would now be subsidized. But in the early 1980's, the state subsidy to the RTA was dropped, resulting in a funding crisis at the RTA. Transit fares skyrocketed, including the CTA fare going up to 90 cents in 1981. The state subsidy was restored in 1983, and the 1990's began with the fare at $1.00, with transfers at 25 cents. But state and federal transit subsidies often have not been adequate enough, and at the end of 1995, the fare became $1.50, with 30 cents for a transfer. This lasted until the beginning of 2004, when the fare became $1.75, with 25 cents for a transfer.

Answer 2

I believe the fare for the CTA bus system in 1976 was fifty cents, but you can contact their offices to confirm that.

Phone: 1-888-YOURCTA
(1-888-968-7282)
Hearing Impaired: 1-888-CTATTY1
(1-888-282-8891)
Email: [e-mail]

Answer 3

not sure, I was coming out of the womb that year.