After six months of free trips around the District on the D.C. Circulator, riders will have to fork over fare money beginning Oct. 1, the D.C. Department of Transportation announced Friday.

D.C. Councilmembers rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal to allocate $3.1 million to waive fares for the D.C. Circulator. Riders now must pay with a SmartTrip card or cash to take the Circulator, but seniors and individuals with disabilities will receive a 50-cent discount, and children less than 5 years old ride free, according to the release.

“The D.C. Circulator is a fantastic option for residents and visitors to get around the District,” DDOT Director Jeff Marootian said in a release. “Our focus is to continue to provide safe and affordable service to activity centers in each of the District’s four quadrants.”

Bowser waived fares initially as part of her Fair Shot February program. She held budget engagement forums in February to garner resident feedback about how the District should fund projects and services in fiscal year 2020.

Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd introduced a bill in June that would have kept the Circulator free, but the Committee on Transportation has not yet held a hearing on the legislation.