Kansas City Fare-Free Transit
Zero-fare boosted ridership until funding lapsed.
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Free transit as a public good.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite sustainability.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Ridership rose (KU study) but funding lapsed; fares returning 2026.
4 · Liberty check
Access gains vs. fiscal durability.
5 · The real tradeoff
Mixed - the funding cliff is the lesson.
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