More and more cities across the United States are
allowing public transit commuters to ride for free.
That's some good news. Cities like Raleigh, North Carolina, Kansas City, Missouri
Tucson, Arizona and Alexandria, Virginia are all testing,
dropping fares on their respective transit systems.
Other cities like
Colorado are dropping fares as of this summer with
Boston trying out free bus transportation for three routes
and New York City also expected to try out free buses on five different lines.
While proponents of this move hope it will convince commuters to ride transit
and leave their cars at home also would be good for the environment.
But others are skeptical that it's not addressing the real issue.
Acting Executive Director of Transit Center Stephanie Latha
has said it quote, doesn't
call enough attention to the fact that we've massively
underfunded transit at every level of the government.