Free riders: Washington DC is leading
the pack with fare-free bus rides next
summer. Boston, Denver and the state of
Connecticut may follow suit, despite multimillion
dollar price tags
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/12/2022 6:27:54 PM
Washington DC will permanently offer free bus rides on all routes from next summer and other big cities like Boston and Denver may follow suit in what would be America's biggest public transport shakeup in years. Under a plan agreed unanimously by Washington DC's council last week, the city will expand its transport services and waive the $2 fares for riders boarding Metrobuses within city limits from around July 1. During the Covid-19 pandemic, cities from Los Angeles to Missouri and New York stopped collecting bus fares to cut human contact and ensure residents could reach jobs and services at
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Not free of course. Someone else is footing the bill. They will also expand some inner-city routes to 24 Hrs/day. Imagine the clientele who rides a public bus at 3:30 AM