Great moments on ‘why not both’ history:
“It turns out that more people ride the bus when the trip is free and the service is frequent. At least, that’s the case in Alexandria, where the DASH bus service just set a ridership record, at 4.5 million boardings in just one year.”
https://dcist.com/story/23/08/02/alexandria-free-buses-setting-ridership-records/