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  "path": "/cognoscenti/2026/03/04/wu-boston-mamdani-new-york-free-buses-mbta-rich-barlow",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T05:00:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s enduring hope of free bus service remains stalled, with only the 'free-three' available throughout the MBTA,\" writes Rich Barlow. \"This well-meaning but misguided idea should be put out of its misery.\"",
  "title": "Making Boston's buses free is a bad idea"
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