Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Free Transit

Just walking onto the bus: Cheaper than you might have thought? Photo: Kevin Duggan

Independent Budget Office: Fare-Free Buses Would Cost $652M

By Dave Colon | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments

The city's independent budget wonks have entered the free buses fray with an analysis of their very own — estimating the cost of eliminating bus fares to be lower than either supporters or skeptics of the proposal have suggested.

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Capital Idea: D.C. May Soon Give Out $100 Per Month For Transit

By John Besche | Oct 4, 2022 | No Comments

What if the city government automatically put $100 on your OMNY card? Washington, D.C. is thinking about it.

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Pittsburgh Study: What If Your Every Mode Of Transit Was Free For A Year?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

An innovative new pilot will give Pittsburgh residents free rides on all the shared transportation networks their city has to offer — and, possibly for the first time in the history of "universal basic mobility" pilots, they'll be able to access them all on a single platform.

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Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point

By Streetsblog | Aug 23, 2022 | No Comments

Free transit pilots are popping up around the world as the pandemic rages on — and so are heated debates about whether they'll stymie efforts to deliver the high-quality service.

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Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be a Part of Transportation Reform

By Sarah Bond | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.

A bus. Does it need to be fast or does it need to be free? Photo: Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons

Is It Time For Free Buses In New York City? Well, Yes, Of Course, But …

By Dave Colon | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments

Once again, talk of free buses is in the ether. But is it as easy as waving a magic, money-filled wand? No, it isn't.

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