Because when we saw from that Pilot, of those five routes, ridership went up by up to 38%. Assaults on bus drivers went down by 38.9%. And we saw that The most significant increase [in ridership] came from New Yorkers making $28,000 a year or less. And this is not just a track record. This is the why. And the fact that Ebro to your question of the how, the way that we get this done is that we actually fight for it. (15:04–15:09)
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Asserts that the largest increase in ridership from the fare-free bus pilot was among New Yorkers earning $28,000 or less.
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