No decision has been made about how much passengers will pay to ride the trolley. Les Sterman, president of the Loop Trolley Company, said Thursday that it was still expected that the fares would be similar to what Metro Transit charges — MetroLink’s base fare is $2.50, and a two-hour systemwide pass is $3 — probably with options for two- and four-hour tickets. The eventual goal is to make Metro tickets transferable to the trolley. The project will be funded largely by the 1-cent sales tax being paid by customers of businesses along the trolley line.

The trolley also will mean changes for those in the Loop who don’t ride it. Trolley leaders urged people to remember that because the trolleys are on fixed rails, they cannot veer to avoid people or cars parked illegally.

There’s no standing, walking, riding or driving on the white diagonal striping painted on the streets along the trolley route, and pedestrians can cross only at marked crossings.

Those on bikes, in wheelchairs or pushing a stroller should cross the tracks at a 90-degree angle, said Kevin Barbeau, executive director of the Loop Trolley Company.

The Loop Trolley district owns the trolley; the Loop Trolley Company is a separate entity and is a nonprofit organization that will operate the trolley.

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