Missed opportunity or herald of change? The sudden rise of fare-free public transportation in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wojciech Kębłowski; Dori Goldberg; Merlin Gillard; Monika Maciejewska

Missed opportunity or herald of change? The sudden rise of fare-free public transportation in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wojciech Kębłowski
, Dori Goldberg
, Merlin Gillard
, Monika Maciejewska

Urban Development & Mobility

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Abstract

Across the United States, fare-free public transport unexpectedly gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 11 cases of full FFPT existed before 2020. As the pandemic unfolded, FFPT evolved from a relatively fringe policy to a “best practice” applied by transit agencies in response to COVID-19. More than 60% of urban public transit agencies suspended fare collection during the pandemic. This report traces this transformation.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Bruxelles
Publisher	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Number of pages	125
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2023

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Kębłowski, W., Goldberg, D., Gillard, M., & Maciejewska, M. (2023). Missed opportunity or herald of change? The sudden rise of fare-free public transportation in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. http://freepublictransport.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Missed-opportunity-or-herald-of-change-%E2%80%94-full-report-September-2023.pdf

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Missed opportunity or herald of change? The sudden rise of fare-free public transportation in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

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LiFT: From Low fares to no fares: an analysis of economic, operational, socio-spatial and political dynamics of fare-Free public Transport

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