{"id":43729,"date":"2023-11-16T15:03:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T22:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=43729"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:04:49","slug":"transit-equity-in-albuquerque-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/transit-equity-in-albuquerque-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Transit Equity in Albuquerque"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/F57HGHrXwxw?si=vS-KIwKX7cX19Kdf\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.17.23 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>Earlier this month, city councilors voted 6-3 to keep bus fares free in Albuquerque. That\u2019s after a report from the city\u2019s transit department found no connection between violent crime and free rides. The decision cements what was a two-year pilot program as a permanent feature of the city&#8217;s public transportation system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a segment we first ran last March,<strong> <\/strong>Christopher Ram\u00edrez and Althea Atherton with \u201cTogether for Brothers\u201d talk with Laura Paskus about the city&#8217;s zero-fare program and why transit equity doesn\u2019t just benefit those who need to take advantage of free fares on the city\u2019s buses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>&nbsp;Laura Paskus&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong>&nbsp;Christopher Ram\u00edrez, executive director, Together for Brothers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Althea Atherton, bus rider organizer, Together for Brothers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabq.gov\/transit\/routes-and-schedules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Albuquerque Bus Schedule<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 City of Albuquerque<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11.17.23 \u2013 Earlier this month, city councilors voted 6-3 to keep bus fares free in Albuquerque. 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