GeofCox on Nostr: On Luxembourg's free public transport system... "Other countries and cities are ...
On Luxembourg's free public transport system...
"Other countries and cities are waking up to this. Public transport is now free in several cities including Tallinn, Estonia (since 2013), Valletta, Malta and several French cities, including Dunkirk and Montpellier. Free transport is harder to replicate on a larger scale, but Spain, Germany and Austria have all experimented with free or reduced ticketing – to meet climate targets and ease citizens’ mounting living costs. In October 2021, Austria introduced its Klimaticket – as in “climate ticket” – an annual pass offering unlimited travel on regional public transport within the country for just €3 a day. Germany introduced a similar deal last summer, for just €9 a month. It proved wildly popular – attracting 31 million passengers in June alone – and there were calls to extend it. This May, Germany introduced a permanent travel pass for €49 a month. Similarly in Spain, in 2022 the socialist-led coalition government reduced all public transport fares by 30%, and certain rail routes by 100%"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/all-aboard-can-luxembourgs-free-public-transport-help-save-the-world
"Other countries and cities are waking up to this. Public transport is now free in several cities including Tallinn, Estonia (since 2013), Valletta, Malta and several French cities, including Dunkirk and Montpellier. Free transport is harder to replicate on a larger scale, but Spain, Germany and Austria have all experimented with free or reduced ticketing – to meet climate targets and ease citizens’ mounting living costs. In October 2021, Austria introduced its Klimaticket – as in “climate ticket” – an annual pass offering unlimited travel on regional public transport within the country for just €3 a day. Germany introduced a similar deal last summer, for just €9 a month. It proved wildly popular – attracting 31 million passengers in June alone – and there were calls to extend it. This May, Germany introduced a permanent travel pass for €49 a month. Similarly in Spain, in 2022 the socialist-led coalition government reduced all public transport fares by 30%, and certain rail routes by 100%"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/20/all-aboard-can-luxembourgs-free-public-transport-help-save-the-world