#upwithriders

https://www.opalpdx.org/2019/08/riders-envision-upwithriders-at-july-bru-meeting/

Oil trolls in Seattle trying to make riding #publictransit uncomfortable, scaring students.

Just abolish fare.

Instead of encouraging use of a safe & sustainable mode (transit), we've set up an elaborate, complex payment system that results in routine harassment of many riders and punishment of those who can't pay or make a mistake. https://t.co/ECYQWcsuYp

— Laura Goodfellow 🚌🏃🏼‍♀️ (@transitrunner) September 4, 2019

Letters: Use tolls to make public transportation free

Portland screams about traffic, environmental impact and gentrification, however the chosen methods to mitigate these negative outcomes seem to maintain the status quo (inequality) rather than introducing something progressive like free public transport. 

I own a car and pay relatively high rent. I cannot afford to buy public transportation tickets, too, so I do not ride public transportation. If it was free, I'd be using it.

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/436312-347353-letters-use-tolls-to-make-public-transportation-free 

Salt Lake mayoral candidate calls for fare-free #publictransit

Jim Dabakis, a candidate for the mayoralty of Salt Lake City, is currently leading the polls - thanks in no small part to his promise to do away with fees for public transport. A recent poll by the Salt Lake City tribune found that residents of the city favour the idea by a ratio of three to one.

The move is designed to decrease carbon emissions by incentivising the public from using private cars. Dabakis has argued that the money lost from fares could be offset by money saved on improving public roads.
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The city has already trialled free transit days, a move which saw a footfall increase of 16% on those days.

https://www.joe.ie/life-style/us-city-size-dublin-verge-making-public-transport-free-677794 

Please join us this Friday, March 22 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Seattle City Hall to demand @SeattleCouncil pass a local #GreenNewDeal resolution.

Our resolution calls for: free public transportation, publicly-owned affordable housing, & divestment from @PSETalk#FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/53OcdDd0EI

— Joe Mangan🌹 (@DailyLeftist) March 20, 2019

Seattle city council candidate calls for #freetransit

Counterproposal: We make transit free.

Not just during the “period of maximum constraint.”

Not just for seniors and youths.

But for everyone. Forever.

Is Seattle a leading city on climate justice, or just interested in a “Green” rebrand for earth-killing capitalists? https://t.co/uD5aod6mdC

— 🌹Shaun Scott for District 4🌹 (@ElectScott2019) December 20, 2018

Fare-free #publictransit suggestion for Seattle area

As a community, Seattle has been struggling with numerous issues like income equality, our world-class congestion, and the regressive nature of our tax system. One way to effectively deal with these issues is by implementing a fare-free transit system.
A fare-free system can quickly and significantly allow low-income people to have more disposable income, reduce traffic congestion by getting more commuters on buses, and reduce the regressive nature of our high sales taxes.

https://www.theurbanist.org/2018/12/27/the-case-for-making-transit-free-and-how-to-pay-for-it/?