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Lucky Luciano

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6. The freeness is a big part of making buses faster.

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:16 PM

Nov 19

He campaigned hard on the idea that lack of fare collection speeds up the buses tremendously and also reduces assaults on bus drivers. That’s a lot to give up in terms of the free bus logic.

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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. [View all] marble falls Nov 19 OP

Many of Mamdani's proposals have already been enacted in whole or in part Prairie Gates Nov 19 #1

NYC will have to keep payment to ride IbogaProject Nov 19 #2

The freeness is a big part of making buses faster. Lucky Luciano Nov 19 #6

Ok I am sold IbogaProject Nov 20 #11

I don't live in NYC and am therefore not familiar with Mamdani's plans, but free public transport sounds fantastic. ShazzieB Nov 19 #9

The parking situation in Iowa City is awful. There is not enough parking and no place to put more. JT45242 Nov 19 #3

Maybe take the bus into town then? maxsolomon Nov 19 #7

they unfortunately don't run out to the suburbs -- JT45242 Nov 19 #8

Albuquerque has free buses womanofthehills Nov 19 #4

and a free train from south of Albuquerque to Santa Fe mountain grammy Nov 19 #5

+1 leftstreet Nov 19 #10