How Does the MTD Fund Its Operations?
The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District’s operating and capital expenses are paid with a variety of revenue and funding sources. These sources include fares paid by the MTD’s riders; the District’s share of property taxes paid by residents of annexed areas including Champaign, Urbana, and portions of Savoy; Local, State and Federal funding assistance; and service contracts with various entities. In April, 1989, University of Illinois students passed a referendum of approving a one-year trial of the MTD and today U of I students choose to pay for use of the MTD through student fees; students vote every three years to determine if they would like to continue to have access to services by paying student fees. The MTD seeks available Federal grant funding for capital expenses which are supplemented by Local and State matching funds.
