Albuquerque Could Extend Free Transit Pilot
City councilors say data from a fare-free pilot program validates the economic and social benefits of free transit.
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City councilors say data from a fare-free pilot program validates the economic and social benefits of free transit.
A program offering free SEPTA rides to those who can’t afford them is expanding after seeing some initial success.
The debate over whether or not bus’s zero fare program should be cancelled continues Wednesday night at city council.
Dozens of cities made public transit free during the pandemic. Can transit agencies sustain these programs?
eye on the news Should Public Transit Be Free? No—and the progressive push to eliminate fares will hurt poor and minority riders most. Public safety Economy, finance, and budgets Should public transit be free? Massachusetts representative Ayanna Pressley thinks so. Her Freedom to Move Act offers $5 billion in grants to entice the nation’s transit systems to go fare-free. To qualify for grants, transit agencies would also have to improve safety and quality, particularly in low-income and historically underserved communities. Unfortunately, experience shows that these two g...