Daisy Rodriguez of Hartford takes the bus across town for her jobs — full-time on weekdays, part-time on weekends — as a patient care assistant. She was paying $63 for a 31-day bus pass.
But the state’s fare-free bus program, which began on April 1, has been a godsend. She said the money she saves can go towards the higher costs of groceries and other necessities.
She noted that before the program began, “Sometimes you don’t have the money for the bus fare, and you have to walk.”
It’s hard to find a bus rider who doesn’t share her good opinion of the program.
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