Ciarán Ferrie on Nostr: npub1z6j9z…g3hlg npub1y98u6…dfhhs Free public transport is only a good idea if ...

npub1z6j9z0wsx2emxewer9ajerks42uzkjcdpxvncl7mcfufj82nssssng3hlg (npub1z6j…3hlg) npub1y98u6vcmvnxz0vt0z6d37827zxwzt7zy3dxzxr60x9sd9awh62mqddfhhs (npub1y98…fhhs) Free public transport is only a good idea if you have a good quality public transport system that has the capacity for the inevitable increase in usership, and if you also introduce restrictions on private car use.

Otherwise all you achieve is people moving from other sustainable modes (walking and cycling) to public transport with very little impact on car use.