The Offices of Senator Edward J. Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley unveil their, "Making Transit Free, Frequent, and Reliable: Massachusetts shows the need for federal investment in fare-free transit." The report spotlights Massachusetts' evidence-based success in fare-free transit policy—making a clear case for federal support to nationalize fare-free transit programs by expanding the Freedom to Move Act.

The Massachusetts evidence points to five core lessons that this report expands on in detail—that fare-free transit: lowers costs for riders, brings riders back to transit, leads to long-term ridership gains, makes transit easier to use and operate, and works best when paired with operating support. Massachusetts has shown that fare-free transit can lower costs, increase ridership, and strengthen service when it is backed by sustained public investment.