One other point I'll make, when you make the bus free, it's not just economic benefits, it's also public safety benefits. We won a free bus pilot where we made one bus route in each borough free. We saw a drop in assaults on bus drivers by 38.9%, an increase in ridership by 30%, and we saw that of the new riders, 11% had previously been driving a car or taking a cab. Now there was less congestion because they were getting on the bus. But, you know, there's a part of me that wonders whether the people who run against you in … (03:49–04:04)
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