darren is Not Going BackAug 3, 2023

Great moments on ‘why not both’ history:

“It turns out that more people ride the bus when the trip is free and the service is frequent. At least, that’s the case in Alexandria, where the DASH bus service just set a ridership record, at 4.5 million boardings in just one year.”

https://dcist.com/story/23/08/02/alexandria-free-buses-setting-ridership-records/

Alexandria's Free Buses Are Setting Ridership Records

Alexandria's experiment with free bus service is a success, but increased ridership means it'll cost the city more to keep service fare-free.

WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio
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This is great, an example to other similar areas. Here in suburban Chicago there are many large areas of light industry. Distribution centers with huge warehouses employing many people in 3 shifts for packaging, assembly, loading/ unloading trucks, etc. There are also scattered areas of affordable housing where many refugees are settled. They're not close; bus service slim to none. I've given bikes to a few 100 to get to work. They carpool in beater cars. Perfect candidate region.
Aug 7, 2023 at 11:19amWeb