A plan to improve the bus system in New York City has been unveiled, with the goal of making buses faster. However, the plan does not include making bus rides free, despite earlier promises to do so, and instead a crackdown on bus fare enforcement is being implemented. The city's plan is part of a larger effort to improve the bus system, but the approach to fare pricing appears to be shifting, with other cities that had inspired the idea of free buses also reconsidering their own free fare programs.