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Why free public transport would work

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AutorTracy Stokes

Canadian publication The Tyee has put forward a case for why giving public transport away free would work. You may be thinking, that's ludicrous, we'd end up paying for it in our taxes, and what's the difference. Think about this, if there were no charge for public transport, there would also be significant savings. No fare evaders to chase, no tickets to print, fewer staff required.

The environmental benefits of free public transport are numerous:

reducing greenhouse gas emissions

reducing other air pollutants

reducing noise pollution (especially with trams)

reducing run-off of toxic chemicals into fresh water supplies and ocean environments

reducing overall consumption of oil and petrol/diesel

reducing litter (train/bus tickets)

saving trees by eliminating the need to print tickets

Read these and the other 17 reasons (or more) to stop charging people to use the bus, or the tube, or trams (via The Good Human).

Other people who think that free public transport is a good idea:

Members of the Safe Speed forum

Free Public Transit

A free public transport success story

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It is 10 years since Belgium got worldwide media attention for a very ambitious project: free public transport in Hasselt. From the start until today, it remains a success story.

The new city council of 1995 realised that public transport was a major problem. There were only eight city buses and two lines in Hasselt before 1 July 1997, which covered about 500,000 km a year and only transported 360,000 passengers in 1996. After the renovation of the ring road around the city, turning it into a pedestrian-friendly and tree-clad ‘Groene Boulevard', the city council presented an ambitious project to transport company De Lijn. With the words ‘Hasselt zal nooit meer hetzelfde zijn' ('Hasselt will...

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