Opinion
Lower Fares Won’t Attract People to Public Transit — Better Service Will: Cameron on Transportation
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Keep an eye on our Hartford lawmakers, because they sometimes contrive a wacky proposal that makes no sense, except perhaps for their re-election plans. A few years ago, then-state Senate President Don Williams suggested senior citizens should be given free transit rides statewide. He said they “earned” it. Full disclosure: I am a tad over 65 and am all for my senior benefits, though I’m not sure how I might have “earned” them simply by my age. The senator believed offering free rides would have seniors flocking to the state’s buses and trains and form an important advocacy group for public transit.