Austin Huang ❤️ on Nostr: Now, people say fare-free transit in Tallinn, Estonia didn't work: , in which case ...

Now, people say fare-free transit in Tallinn, Estonia didn't work: https://www.fastcompany.com/90968891/estonias-capital-made-mass-transit-free-a-decade-ago-car-traffic-went-up, in which case I'd argue that the success of a transit tax does depend on how the revenue is actually used, particularly in improving services. Again, we need to treat #PublicTransport as a necessity that everyone need to pay their fair share of (based on socioeconomic conditions, including income), not a choice that someone gets to pick, and certainly not an indicator of someone being "poor" (it's not).