Zohran Mamdani: “More than 10% of the new riders on these five bus routes…”

“And it has the economic benefits, has the public safety benefits, and even has benefits of bringing people who would otherwise be driving their car or taking a taxi and getting them on the bus. More than 10% of the new riders on these five bus routes were otherwise going to use private [transportation]. So it becomes economically viable for them. And I think what it comes back to is that if you pair the making of the bus free, which then also enables …” (43:06–43:11)

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