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30 Issues in 30 Days: Are Free Buses the Best Bang for Our Transportation Buck?

30 Issues in 30 Days: Are Free Buses the Best Bang for Our Transportation Buck?

Update: 2025-10-17
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Charles Komanoff, transit activist and mathematician, and Eric Goldwyn, assistant professor and program director at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management, debate whether free buses, which are a pillar of Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's transportation plan, are the best way to both speed up the notoriously slow bus system and best help New Yorkers struggling with the high cost of living. Plus, they discuss Andrew Cuomo's proposal to shift management of New York City Transit to the city from the state.

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30 Issues in 30 Days: Are Free Buses the Best Bang for Our Transportation Buck?

30 Issues in 30 Days: Are Free Buses the Best Bang for Our Transportation Buck?

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