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From zero-fares to a new "micro-transit" route in the Northshire, the Green Mountain Express keeps rolling ahead.

It’s happening: the city of Albuquerque (population 1 million) is permanently eliminating public bus fares, becoming the largest US city to embrace this

RTD's Zero Fare for Better Air led to a reduction of more than 6 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions on Front Range roads. But that's a small chunk of what the region needs to cut by 2030.

People who chose to ride the Regional Transportation District's buses and trains in July and August likely reduced the number of vehicle miles traveled by 145,393 a day, or 9 million miles over the course of two months, according to the Zero Fare for Better Air 2023 Evaluation report.

The Kansas City Area Transit Authority is studying the possibility of bringing back fares to its current zero-fare routes.

(The Center Square) – The transit agency that serves the Denver metro area is exploring the possibility of making a pilot program permanent that provides free fares to 19-year-old and

The Regional Transportation District says free fares for two months over the summer resulted in over one million additional rides this year.

The Regional Transportation District's Zero Fare for Better Air promotion this year lasted twice as long this year as it did in 2022, and, as a result, the number of free rides provided rose.

  City announces details of Zero Fare SEPTA program City officials and program partners provided an update and additional information about Zero

A program offering free SEPTA rides to those who can’t afford them is expanding after seeing some initial success.