Free bus service * USA - Is it viable?
Island Transit makes it work, but larger urban areas have tried and failedSeattle,Wash,USA -The Seattle PI, by LARRY LANGE -7 July 2007: -- King County Metro Director Chuck Collins advocates eliminating fares as a step toward alleviating congestion, along with smaller, more widely dispersed buses that can serve today's less-centralized commuting patterns... Bellevue is considering a free stand-alone "circulator" service to ease traffic in its growing downtown core... When Austin, Texas, experimented with free bus service in the early 1990s, the buses attracted rowdy teens who skipped school, vandalized buses and scared away older riders... (Photo by Gilbert W. Arias / seattlepi: Island Transit bus driver Hank Trusler waits for rider Lillie McCurik in Langley on Whidbey Island on Monday. Trusler had closed his door and was about to pull away after letting off a passenger when he saw McCurik headed to the stop. Island Transit is supported by local, federal and state tax money, and has never charged a fare)
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