Kansas City voted unanimously to get rid of bus fares Thursday, making it the first major U.S. city adopt entirely fare-free public transportation.
Kansas City, Missouri city council members voted unanimously to abolish bus fares Thursday, while authorities elsewhere are increasing efforts to crack down on fare evaders.
"I don't want to do it for any sort of national recognition, I want to do it because it's the right thing to do, I believe that people have a right to move about this city,"Fare-free travel was already available on the city's light rail. The change to buses will require the city manager to allocate funds to the project, which is expected to be implemented in 2020.
Public transportation officials in the city announced they were beefing up fare enforcement measures in October. The city recently quadrupled its number of officers exclusively focused on fare jumpers, adding nine to the three they previously used.
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