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Re:D.C. free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit syste... by kennywinker on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:33PM (#34598360)
I don’t trust those “lost revenue” figures. What are they based on? My city used to not have fare gates. They made up insane estimates for how much adding fare gates would increase revenue - when the gates went in it ended up costing far more per year than it earned in increased revenue.

And 40 million is not a small number for a person, but for a city with a budget of about 20 billion it’s not a very large number at all - especially when viewed in comparison with spending on roads and bridges. You don’t have to spend billions on another road bridge if everyone is taking the train

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Re:D.C. free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit syste... by Overtonwindow on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:31PM (#34605103)
I can't really do your research for you, but I guess if you looked at the budgets which are publicly available for the Washington metro area, transportation authority, you might find out.

Also, WMATA's budget is separate from the city...

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