the Brown Line

Fund the line

Keep the line running.

The Brown Line newsletter, social media, and curated events calendar are free for everyone, always. If you're able, $7/month helps keep it that way — for you, and for the next rider who can't pay anything at all.

Give once

Chip in for the ride

$20 Buy a fare Chip in for the ride and help keep the guide free. Give $20 $50 Cover a stop Help fund a neighborhood guide. Give $50 Most popular $100 Lay the track Power a full month of coverage. Give $100

Payments are processed securely by Stripe. Want to give a different amount? Email us and we'll sort it out.

Ride monthly

This is a solidarity-fare model, not a paywall. Everything stays free regardless of payment. Monthly riders subsidize free access for everyone else. None of us ride alone.

Street Level

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The weekly newsletter, always free. Subscribe and ride along.

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Solidarity Fare

$7/mo

An optional way to subsidize free access for everyone else, in keeping with the "everyone is welcome aboard" ethos. Cancel any time.

Pay the solidarity fare

Where your support goes

Reporting and curation, community events, and keeping the guide free for everyone. The Brown Line doesn't run ads or take pay-for-coverage. Read our standards & ethics.