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Councilman Jeff Pastor is asking questions about this now. "I& #39;m concerned there hasn& #39;t been enough data provided to city leaders that would justify returning bus fares back to Metro." @WCPO https://twitter.com/pat_laFleur/status/1249697951452205061">https://twitter.com/pat_laFle...
Pastor: I& #39;m concerned one incident has impacted thousands of people who still need to ride the bus. Asks if its possible for CPD to monitor Metro& #39;s most heavily-used routes.
Now Pastor is referencing this story published this morning: https://www.wcpo.com/news/transportation-development/public-transit/cincinnati-metro-rider-on-covid-related-cuts-to-bus-service-change-it-back">https://www.wcpo.com/news/tran...
Pastor: "That Liberty Street party was just one incident and now we& #39;re asking essential workers to pay bus fare during a pandemic... I just think that there& #39;s something we can do."
Pastor calls it "unconscionable" to ask essential workers to pay bus fare when they& #39;re asked to go to work during a pandemic. Says he understands the budget challenge Metro is facing.
Pastor: "There has to be a way to uphold the law without punishing the good people."
For folks who followed this thread, here is a thread with the Chief& #39;s remarks in response to Pastor& #39;s questions: https://twitter.com/pat_laFleur/status/1249702876202635264">https://twitter.com/pat_laFle...
