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Colorado lawmakers set aside $28 million so that residents across the state could ride public transit for free this month and in August 2023 and help scale back on pollution. Three million dollars were up for grabs by smaller transportation agencies, but $2 million will go unused with some agencies hurting for bus drivers and unable to accommodate a swell in riders. Reporter Marvis Gutierrez talks to Erica Breunlin about the money left on the table and the tension around trying to shuttle more riders without enough drivers.

<p><em>Colorado lawmakers set aside $28 million so that residents across the state could ride public transit for free this month and in August 2023 and help scale back on pollution. Three million dollars were up for grabs by smaller transportation agencies, but $2 million will go unused with some agencies hurting for bus drivers and unable to accommodate a swell in riders. Reporter Marvis Gutierrez talks to Erica Breunlin about the money left on the table and the tension around trying to shuttle more riders without enough drivers.</em></p>

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