Ahead of public hearings later this month about raising bus fares, Red Rabbit passengers completed surveys on Friday aimed to establish who rides the buses, why they ride, where they go and what they think about proposed changes to the service.The results of those surveys will be weighed with other factors as public officials figure out what to dowith Red Rabbit.Last month, the Hall County Board of Commissioners and Gainesville City Council voted to hold public hearings on fare increases amid commissioners’ concerns of Hall Area Transit’s costs. Hall Area Transit is one service of the Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center, which is jointlyoverseen by the County Commission and City Council. Those meetings will be held April 25.As commissioners have discussed cost-cutting measures, eliminating Red Rabbit entirely or handing responsibility to the city of Gainesville have been offered as proposals.To maintain services, Hall County Chairman Tom Oliver suggested looking at fare increases as a way to increase revenues by putting more costs on the users.If it’s necessary for Red Rabbit’s survival, longtime rider Gwen Barber said she’s willing to pay more.Barber takes Red Rabbit three or four times a week to get to the doctor, grocery stores and the unemployment office.