Original image by Exp691 via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Art by Christopher Cheung. Much has been made about the costs and benefits of free transit. Just a sampling of recent articles include: Zero-fare public transit movement gains momentum (cnbc.com) The Case for Making Public Transit Free Everywhere | WIRED Buses Shouldn't Be Free - The Atlantic When Buses Go Free, Public Transit Service Can Suffer - Bloomberg Free transit: Is it a public good, like libraries or schools? - CS