The Philadelphia Tribune

What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, ...
The New York Times

Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.

Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year. Credit... Supported by By Cara Buckley Photographs and Video by Annick Sjobakken ...
The Fresno Bee

Late city buses threaten livelihoods, Fresno rider says. Why are there delays?

Wanda Johnston depends on the bus to get to work each day, but recent delays have threatened her livelihood. Johnston takes the Fresno Area Express #9 line’s first stop of the day, and then connects ...
USA Today

Zohran Mamdani campaigned on free buses in New York City. The governor is pumping the brakes.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani may have to pump the brakes on his idea to make buses free in the Big Apple. Speaking to reporters during a news conference on Nov. 8, Gov. Kathy Hochul said ...
abc7NY

Gov. Hochul not on board with Mamdani's promise of free buses for New Yorkers

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pumping the brakes on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's campaign promise to make city buses free. On Monday, the governor said she is not ready to move ...
The Baltimore Sun

Gov. Hochul pushes back on New York City mayor-elect’s plan for free buses

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back on New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make city buses free. During a news conference at the SOMOS political retreat in Puerto Rico ...
Phys.org

Study finds Kansas City fare-free bus policy attracted new riders, increased overall use

Every campaign season, politicians debate the potential benefits and drawbacks of making public transit free. New research from the University of Kansas has found that when Kansas City made its bus ...
NBC New York

These are the slowest and most unreliable buses in NYC, according to a transit group

Two New York City bus lines can now say they offer award-winning service...but it isn't an award they'll want to brag about. The bus lines were given "awards" for having the slowest and least reliable ...
abc7NY

Transit advocates announce Pokey award for slowest New York City bus route

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City transit advocates handed out awards to what they say are the slowest and least reliable bus routes in the city. Buses are crucial part of the fabric of New York City ...
CNN

Here’s a look at Zohran Mamdani’s policy ideas

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral race, has multiple proposals that have garnered significant interest throughout the campaign as he aims to make the city more ...
New York Post

Zohran Mamdani’s ‘free buses’ are a dangerous mistake — we’ve seen how they fail

New York City, take this as a warning: The “free bus” program that Zohran Mamdani has made a key part of his platform in his campaign for mayor is a proven failure. We have seen it with our own eyes ...