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Fare-free transit is counterproductive because it leads to less quality…
Fare-free transit is counterproductive because it leads to less quality transit services and does not help transit riders in the long run. (para.17)
Free fares will make buses less reliable, which hurts riders' experience.
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There was an increased amount of bus stops to accommodate the increased number of passengers. (para.8)
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Transit systems are out-of-date, so agencies need to prioritize upgrading them first.
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There will be little to no improvements to bus services if fare-free transit becomes the main priority
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Fare-free transit is used as a demand-side policy for a quick fix rather than solving the root of infrastructure problems.
Elected officials struggle to upgrade infrastructure, so they use demand-side policies instead because it's simpler. (para.15)
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This article is a popular source because it was published in a newspaper website called The Atlantic. The author is a staff writer named Jerusalem Demsas, who is not an expert in the field. There is no work cited page, but Demsas cites certain studies and other news articles. The article doesn't use scientific vocabulary and is written for everybody to read.