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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually think metro bus should be free and we should just allocate taxes to it. This is an expensive city and free public buses would be an investment in a mobile work force. We could require some form of ID so that only District residents could skip paying (not photo ID, but like a metro card that didn't require payment that was only available to residents). It wouldn't be perfect, but it would help people get around.

I used to work at a legal clinic for low income clients and it was not uncommon for people to struggle to come to court dates or other appointments because even finding a few dollars for the bus was a challenge.[/quote]

I think the buses in Portland, OR are free. In San Francisco, Muni is free to all kids up to 18/hs graduation. They have a metro card they're supposed to "boop" so the city can track who's using the mass transit system and how often.[/quote]

Its already free for kids in D.C.[/quote]

It's free for kids but I've noticed that a huge number of the kids don't have their metro cards.  Not sure if they get passed on to other relatives for free rides.  Fine to give kids free rides but the problem is that they don't show up in the ridership counts and then WMATA keeps sending buses that are too small, and everyone's standing in the aisle like sardines.[/quote]

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