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47 IntroductIon This chapter summarizes key findings, presents conclusions from this synthesis project, and offers areas for future study. The literature review, surveys, and case studies all provided valuable information for a better understanding of the implementation and outcomes of fare-free public transportation.
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48 • The 39 public transit systems identified in this report that currently offer fare-free service in the United States are all located in one of three categories of communities: (1) small urban and rural communities, (2)
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49 and the more frequent stops buses need to make. However, many ski resort towns and universities carry crush loads and would find it impossible to keep current schedules if they were not fare-free.
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50 be beneficial to study the appropriate elasticity for farefree public transit service. • This report covers what a few public transit agencies have done to deal with "problem passengers" such as school truants, drug addicts, alcoholics, and the homeless.
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