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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

Por: ABC News Business December 12, 2022

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WASHINGTON -- The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital is introducing a groundbreaking plan: It will begin offering free bus fares to residents next summer.Other cities, including Los Angeles and Kansas City, Missouri, suspended fare collection during the height of the... + full article



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