Retweet if you think buses should remain free after the pandemic https://t.co/JL6Uxykrbk

— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) February 5, 2021

#freepublictransit plus investment to improve service

✅$100/month WMATA subsidy for every DC resident.
✅Millions to improve bus service, starting in communities that need it most.
✅Great for DC businesses & employees.

Let’s get this started! Join me tomorrow in front of the Wilson Building at 11:30am to kick off! https://t.co/KM1PLf19gK

— Charles Allen (@charlesallen) March 2, 2020

Washington, DC - Plan introduced to District Council for #freepublictransit

The District could become the next U.S. city to make transit free under a proposal by a D.C. Council member that would give each resident $100 a month to use for public transportation.

Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) said the plan would boost the region’s economy by helping businesses retain employees and recruit new customers who have been turned away by the city’s parking costs and traffic congestion.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-council-member-proposes-free-public-transit-for-residents/2020/03/01/62a5a2ca-5a8f-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html? 

Trolls still asking "who will pay for #freepublictransit." Meanwhile, for highways - the sky's the limit

The state’s cost estimate for toll lanes to be built by a public-private partnership on Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway has jumped from $7 billion three years ago to as much as $11 billion now. And previous, more detailed, state studies of parts of the plan point to costs far higher than $11 billion.  

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/13/opinion-highway-p3-process-has-lacked-transparency/

How to fix Baltimore's transportation problems via @ElectRyanDorsey

Plan for public transit in Baltimore

• Adopt a transportation demand management (TDM) policy and reduce single- occupant vehicle (SOV) trips from 60% to 45% by 2030.
• More staff for BCDOT
• Implement a transportation equity framework through the City’s Equity Assessment Program and Complete Streets law
• Design and build a Baltimore BRT and Bus Priority Network
• Add 15 miles of dedicated bus lanes by 2022
• Complete the Separated Bike Lane Plan and the Baltimore Greenway Trail Network
• Plan for B&P Tunnel replacement and removal of I-83 and US-40 viaduct
• Implement fare-free transit and decriminalize fare evasion
• Income-based fine/fare payment

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aIKP2O1yfryzsksX80jAij8erZ1qv-pn/view 

Baltimore - Give city employees #freetransit, not free parking via @ElectRyanDorsey

Besides the cost of providing these parking spaces, there are several other problems with Baltimore’s free parking program for certain employees. First, providing this free parking increases the use of single occupancy vehicles (SOVs). Since many of the employees provided free parking are located in the downtown core, SOV commuters contribute to significant downtown gridlock each day. While Baltimore’s transit and biking networks are weak overall, downtown is very well served by light rail, metro, and bus service operating in dedicated lanes, as well as the city’s main protected or separated bike routes. If a significant number of Baltimore City employees used alternative modes to reach work each day, traffic for every downtown commuter would improve, and transit service, often stuck in traffic, would improve as well (thus attracting more riders.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aIKP2O1yfryzsksX80jAij8erZ1qv-pn/view 

Candidate for US Congress calls for #freepublictransit

@MeetMckayla