The 9:30 AM start time is getting a serious look. Currently, you can’t use your free pass before 9:30 AM. This stops retired folks from clogging up the 8:15 AM commuter bus.
Guess what? New trials starting in September 2026 might let you hop on at 9:00 AM. Or even 8:30 AM in some pilot areas. Imagine the chaos. Pure, beautiful chaos.
You’ll be sitting next to a teenager on their phone and a pensioner with a wheeled shopping bag at 8:45 AM. Friendship mandatory. You’ve been warned.
