{"id":"chula-vista-mts-youth-and-reduced-fares","name":"Chula Vista MTS Youth Opportunity Pass and Reduced Fares","provider":"San Diego Metropolitan Transit System","entitlement_type":"government-benefit","entitlement_type_label":"Government benefit","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route.","domain":"public-benefits","archetype":"direct-program","agent_instruction":"Identify the administering jurisdiction and disclose income, household, age, disability, immigration, residence, renewal, fee, and capacity rules that apply."},"summary":"Eligible San Diego County youth ride MTS free through the Youth Opportunity Pass, while qualifying seniors, Medicare recipients, and riders with disabilities receive reduced fares.","benefit":{"description":"Receive no-cost eligible youth travel or pay the current reduced MTS fare on participating service.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible free-youth or reduced-fare MTS rider"],"requirements":"Fit a current youth, senior, Medicare, or disability category, obtain or carry required PRONTO fare media and proof, and follow age, expiration, route, validation, transfer, companion, and rider rules.","activation":"Review the applicable category, obtain the required PRONTO card or account and eligibility proof, then tap or validate it on each eligible trip.","cost_basis":"varies","cost_basis_label":"Variable by provider or eligibility","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"variable","definition":"The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.","agent_instruction":"Read and disclose the record's fees and requirements; use the most precise bounded price or variation reason available instead of repeating only that cost varies.","variation_patterns":["bounded price range","provider-set price","income-based sliding scale","coverage or service-dependent cost sharing","partial subsidy","directory of programs with different terms"],"does_not_mean":["universally free","cost information was necessarily omitted"]},"fees":"Eligible youth ages 6–18 currently ride free through June 30, 2027; other approved groups pay reduced fares, and replacement media or excluded service may cost extra.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Chula Vista, California","San Diego County, California"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.sdmts.com/fares/reduced-fares","source_url":"https://www.sdmts.com/fares/reduced-fares","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.sdmts.com/fares/reduced-fares","evidence":[{"source":"San Diego Metropolitan Transit System","url":"https://www.sdmts.com/fares/reduced-fares","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"reduced-fare-transit","jurisdiction":"Chula Vista, California","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/chula-vista-mts-youth-and-reduced-fares","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}