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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by fragmede on Sunday November 23, 2025 @10:21PM (#46030011)
> charging for public transport is the right thing to do

It's a simple matter of supply and demand so even if the transit system operates on tokens but those tokens are given away for free, my weird brain would still want to the system to exist to track how the system is being used.

Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by MrJohz on Monday November 24, 2025 @01:18AM (#46030901)
There are plenty of different survey techniques that will tell you how different routes are being used. You don't need tickets or tokens for that.