Kansas City Star Imagines Old Lady Stranded At Bus Stop Without Free Fares

Maybe it's salesmanship and we're jealous . . . 

But it's actually kind of manipulative for The Star to use this lady's plight to advocate for bad policy where there is no shortage of well-funded agencies waiting to give the old broad a free bus pass. 

 Here is what we can only hope is a call to action and not something as cynical as any kind of favor for the jerks at the ATA . . . Check-it . . . 

According to an Aug. 15 KCATA press release, “Free fares will be offered to those who qualify, but they will need to obtain a specific fare mechanism.”

Before the buses dropped their fares, some riders still rode for free with certain “fare mechanisms.” For example, starting in 2017, veterans rode the buses for free as long as they had an ID denoting military service. Veterans could receive these IDs through the Veterans Community Project on Troost Avenue.

The KCATA confirmed that some kind of pass will once again be what signals to bus drivers that a rider gets free admission. But “what that pass is and how it is obtained is being worked on,” the spokesperson said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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