Montpellier is making its trams and buses free...
... but for residents only
The exact same way Tallinn did it
This means you KEEP the expense of maintaining a ticketing system, AND you reduce the income for your system
AND Montpellier has now banned taking a bike on the tram as a result
Oh and whether completely free public transport even is a good idea... is questionable, as this npub1gpz7jffh3jl5kgwqcjfcsp5q59z0kqdpnpk2fyejgzpr9kf52fuq72jp3c (npub1gpz…jp3c) blog post explains:
https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/transports/2023/12/21/la-gratuite-des-transports-une-fausse-bonne-idee/
Jon Worth /
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2023-12-21 18:38:42
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