Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Free Transit

Protesters block the light rail line in St. Paul to protest the violent treatment of Marcus Abrams by St. Paul police, 2015. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC

Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform

By Sarah Bond and Navjot Heer | Jun 15, 2022 | No Comments

Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.

Study: Free Transit Helps Local Businesses

By Kea Wilson | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

A new study finds that commuters with access to free public transportation don't drive any less — but they do take more leisure and shopping trips than those who have to pay their own fare, which could help provide local economies with the cash they need to provide a broader range of social services over time.

Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Free Transit

Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform

Study: Free Transit Helps Local Businesses

State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday

It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park

Ten Ways to Make Streets Safer During COVID-19