Cara Swisher: Free transit in DC is very TBD, but it's not just DC trying to make this happen. David Zipper: We are at an inflection point with transit, especially in the biggest cities. He says if trans agencies are unable to find new revenue sources, they may have to dramatically scale back their service.
Transit agencies nationwide are facing an existential crisis. Washington, DC’s city council has a paradoxical solution: make subways and buses free.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Additional help from Miles Bryan and Jolie Myers.
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