Local leaders are looking for new ways to get public transit riders to comeback—even going as far as proposing free rides. During a recent virtual panel discussion hosted by the Coalition for Smarter Growth, News4 asked local leaders about free transit rides as a way to grow ridership, since Metro’s revenue loss from the pandemic is estimated to be around $2 million a day.
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