Did you know that this year's KCMO budget took $3.7 million from the Public Mass Transportation Fund and spent it on repaving streets? We should use that for #ZeroFareTransit instead.https://t.co/uz47g1MfMM
— Josh Boehm (@JoshBoehm) November 13, 2019
Red States are supposed to toe the line for oil companies. But an independent streak seems to prevail.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
#autosprawlsubsidy turns to theft
Kansas City, MO, transport committee calls for #zerofaretransit
The @KCMO Transportation Infrastructure & Operatoons Committee unanimously passes resolution 190951 for transit priority and #ZeroFareTransit.
— David Johnson (@kclightrail) November 13, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Eloquent call for #freetransit for the NC Triangle
The benefits of fare-free public transit are not confined to the environment and traffic. Having a fare-free system allows lower wealth individuals better access to jobs, education and the many cultural and recreational opportunities our communities offer. It is the ultimate win-win.https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/11/occolumn-michael-parker-1104
So why not the Triangle? I recognize that going fare-free will be neither easy nor fast. It will require that our cities, counties and bus systems work cooperatively with major employers and educational institutions. And fare-free doesn’t mean free — additional revenue sources will have to be found. But as with bus trips themselves, you never finish your journey if you don’t start it.
Not only can we do this, we have to. And the time to start is now. There’s simply too much riding on it.
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