[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

I even would advise that transit agencies offer free fares for a month, just to get people back on the trains and buses

Muni rolls out free rides for people traveling to get COVID-19 vaccine, joining BART, AC Transit
Mallory Moench
Feb. 19, 2021
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 10:16 a.m.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will offer free transportation for people traveling for their COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor London Breed announced Friday.

Starting Tuesday, people getting a vaccine at any of the city’s mass or neighborhood sites, Department of Public Health clinics, pharmacies offering vaccinations or any other sites outside of San Francisco can ride for free. All they need to show is proof of their appointment, which could be a photo or email, or vaccination card.

Paratransit rides will also be free to and from vaccination sites within the city’s service area.

Giving free rides supports the city’s goals of getting San Franciscans vaccinated as soon as possible and making sure sites are equitable and accessible by public transportation, Breed and SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin said in a press release Friday.

In the East Bay, BART and AC Transit are already offering similar free transit to the Oakland Coliseum, a mass vaccination site run by the federal government. BART is providing free $7 value tickets back home for those who can show they were vaccinated at the Coliseum site.

AC Transit is running a free shuttle from the site to the BART station from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. seven days a week. The shuttle also connects to Eastmont Transit Center for free, providing access to East Oakland where BART cannot.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...o-15963489.php

Entirely free service for the duration of the pandemic (whatever that means) has also been proposed.

Honestly though, I won't be riding a bus or train even if its free. Some things are more important than saving a couple of bucks. And free service is going to be more crowded which is a DISINCENTIVE for me.

And here's a tip: SF Muni service has long been free for those who simply decline to pay and board through the rear bus doors. Nobody checks, nobody challenges them and on some routes (those through poorer parts of town) it seems like close to majority have done this for years.