Is the ability to get around major cities and their surrounding areas just as important to the public good as police and fire departments?
Is public transportation an “essential service?”
A growing rallying cry nationwide is saying that it is, and because of it, bus fare could soon be a relic of a bygone era.
Calls for “Zero Fare” policies are starting to gain support all across the nation, and New Yorkers are at the forefront of the battlefield.
New York residents are calling for public officials to allocate alternate funding so that busses can be free-of-charge for all.
If they prove successful and the program proves popular, it certainly could quickly find its way to other major cities and, eventually, make public transit a public right rather than a privilege.
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