Call for free introductory Edinburgh Trams service - Transport - Scotsman.com: "CITY leaders in Edinburgh have agreed to consider demands from the business sector to run free services on the Edinburgh Trams network in the weeks following its launch.
• Ticket prices would be waived to introduce passengers to the route and boost business
• The city’s transport leaders said Edinburgh City Council would consider the scheme
• The chairman who proposed the measure said the shops, pubs and restaurants needed the boost following the complications of the project
Ticket prices would be waived to introduce passengers to the route and boost business after years of downturn caused by disruption from the project.
Business leaders said the move would provide shoppers with an incentive to return to the city centre after turning to out of town retail centres."
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