Washington D.C.'s free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/30/dc-free-bus-bill-becomes-law-zero-fare-transit.html

Washington D.C.’s free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off

PUBLISHED MON, JAN 30 20233:38 PM EST
UPDATED MON, JAN 30 20234:37 PM EST
Rebecca Picciotto

KEY POINTS

- Washington, D.C., has enacted a zero-fare bus bill into law.

- The policy eliminates the $2 fare for all the city’s buses starting this summer.

- It is the largest city to institute a fare-free transit system and part of a growing movement nationwide.

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[jimfields33]

1. I'd love it if they made the congress payout each paycheck with a special tax instead of

the population of DC paying with their tax revenue.

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2. Fares are currently free in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill

This was started several years ago, keeps being renewed, but could end this summer or next. Only Chapel Hill has had fare free service for over twenty years.

The combined Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill population is nearly two million, more than double that of DC.