I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I ride NICE bus here on LI, NY (a dumpster fire of a bus service/management, but that’s another story). We have two l

I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I ride NICE bus here on LI, NY (a dumpster fire of a bus service/management, but that’s another story). We have two lines that terminate in my town, and within 5 blocks of the start is a big hill. Not feeling like paying 2.75 for the ride up the hill, I imagined how great the PR would be if NICE could make rides within the city free. (No clue how you would manage that situation—get on for in-town, but stay for extra miles. But it’s my imagination, so whatevers). When I lived in SF, once in a while I’d hop on the Cable Cars for a free ride. My town has a $2/free-senior citizen bus, too. But it runs only a few trips a day, and it’s a one-way circuit. Free in-town public transport is a big idea I wish was realistic for more places.