""I'm coming in with that campaign expertise and really strong relationships. We have an opportunity led by a mayor who has shown really unprecedented commitment to affordable, accessible public transit. I'm here because I'm committed to help make that a reality.""
""Transportation is the great equalizer in our city. We should be opening up the city to New Yorkers, not closing it off. When we remove cost barriers of transportation, and of buses specifically, we are addressing inequity in such a clear and specific way.""
Elizabeth Adams has been appointed as the Senior Adviser for Fast and Free Buses by the Mamdani administration. Her role focuses on implementing the mayor's campaign promise to enhance bus services and eventually eliminate fares. Adams will leverage her experience from Transportation Alternatives to gain support across various agencies. She emphasizes the importance of affordable public transit and its role in promoting equity, stating that removing transportation cost barriers addresses inequity directly. The administration has already initiated efforts to improve bus speed in the Bronx.
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