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... • Transit agencies with low farebox recovery ratios are most likely to implement fare-free transit. • Some funding sources reward transit agencies for operating fare-free.
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... All full fare-free respondent transit agencies served small urban, rural, resort, or university-dominated communities, with smaller ridership, lower farebox recovery, and lower operating expenses than systems in larger metro areas. The partially and not fare-free respondents represented a wide range of transit agency sizes in terms of passenger trips provided, operating expenses, and farebox recovery.
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