It's also even about environmentalism, because we're seeing that 11% of the new riders, they were previously driving a car, taking a taxi. Now they're off the road, they're on public transit. And The cost of doing all of this [making bus routes free] is about $700 million a year. Now, that sounds significant, which it is, but just want to put it into context. We're Talking about that in the context of a city budget, that's about a $113 billion a year state budget, about $252 billion a year, there is money. (07:37–07:41)
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