Innovative solution of the Lubicz commune authorities. In a few days residents will have a free bus line at their disposal. This is the first rural commune in our province that has decided on such a move.https://ototorun.pl/artykul/niespodzianka-dla-mieszkancow/924338?
At the last January session, councilors of Pruszków decided to introduce free public transport for residents, and more specifically for holders of the Pruszkow Citizen Card and the Pruszkow Large Family Card.http://wpr24.pl/bedzie-darmowa-komunikacja-dla-mieszkancow-pruszkowa/?
Spending hours stuck in your car, unable to usefully do anything else, stressed, alone, will one day be looked back at as an astonishing way to spend time. That this should be accompanied by the wasteful emissions of massive quantities of pollutants will cause our descendants to wonder just why anyone thought this was the way to design a transport system.http://bright-green.org/2019/10/05/why-the-green-party-is-calling-for-free-bus-travel-for-everyone/
A une semaine du premier tour des élections municipales, l’Observatoire des villes du transport gratuit s’est questionné sur les programmes des candidats. Sont-ils nombreux à évoquer la gratuité des transports publics, à se positionner en sa faveur ?
L’Observatoire a recensé 109 communes de plus de 20 000 habitants ayant au moins un candidat aux élections municipales proposant la gratuité totale des transports en commun.http://www.obs-transport-gratuit.fr/travaux-164/etudes-175/la-gratuite-en-cartes-4-la-gratuite-des-transports-au-programme-des-elections-municipales-2020-billet-386.html
De la copii de grădiniță până la elevi de liceu, utilizarea tuturor mijloacelor de transport în comun care operează în Constanța este complet și absolut gratuită, pe întreaga perioadă a anului. Anunțul a fost făcut de Decebal Făgădău și intră în vigoare din această dimineață, de joi 5 martie. Anunțul a fost făcut miercuri seară de către primar.
From kindergarten to high school students, the use of all means of public transport operating in Constanta is completely and absolutely free, throughout the year. The announcement was made by Decebal Făgădău and enters into force this morning, from Thursday, March 5th. The announcement was made Wednesday by the mayor.
This is obviously on a relatively small scale, but I've thought for a while universal free public transport should be an ambition for a socialist Government. https://t.co/R11893G7jR
— George Walker 🌹 (@GRWalker97) February 29, 2020
Fantastic result!
— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) February 27, 2020
In place of the third runway, let's fight for good, free and green public transport.
That's how we save the planet and rebuild the country 🙌🏽 https://t.co/OLcKqcWXOE
Every business needs to comply with new eco-laws which serves the need of citizens first and foremost and that includes free, accessible public transport, an effective environmental tax system and the requirement for all new homes to be eco-homes that are accessible via government issued eco-mortgage issued at a preferential rate to support access to the housing ladderhttps://twitter.com/CitAssemblyScot
Despite intense lobbying from climate activists, members of the European Parliament today voted to approve the Projects of Commons Interest (known as the PCI list) that will channel billions in EU funding into new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Energy projects on the 4th PCI list are eligible to receive up to 50% of funding from the EU through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Among the 151 projects included on the list, 55 new fossil gas projects have sparked the greatest backlash.
"This decision could unleash €24 billion in finance for climate-wrecking pipelines and €1.7 billion for new LNG (liquified natural gas) terminals, which eclipses the €7.5 billion of new resources due to be raised to tackle the climate crisis through the EU's plans for a 'Green Deal,'" said Clemence Dubois, campaigner at climate group 350.org.https://www.dw.com/en/eu-votes-for-more-gas-infrastructure-angering-climate-activists/a-52351386
Tallinn is the largest city to offer free public transport so far. It has a population of 420,000, with a transport network consisting of five tram lines, eight trolley bus lines and 57 bus routes. Allan Alaküla, head of Tallinn’s EU office in Brussels, says public transport was made free in the city because of “social urgency”.https://balticword.eu/tallinn-provides-free-public-transport-for-420000-people/
“Ticket costs became a major concern for public transport users in 2010 and 2011, according to annual public services satisfaction surveys,” he says. “In the context where public transport was subsidised already by around 73%, something different had to be undertaken.
The pupils enrolled in the compulsory education system, but also those at high schools and vocational schools, will be able to use the local public transport for free, according to new provisions of the Education Law adopted by the Senate on February 10, Profit.ro reported.
The overground, underground and naval forms of public transport, county wide and in between counties, by train or ship, are covered by the new provisions.https://www.romania-insider.com/pupils-free-public-transport-feb-2020
Free #public #transit in Dunkirk at #France is a step towards #sustainability! 🌱
— Dev Khanna (@jrzaranoid) February 9, 2020
CC @JJ_Angelus @ingridcapuni @CRudinschi @ShiCooks @Victoryabro @OphelieJanus @andrewmorrisuk @ClimateChangeOb @GabryL @JosephPrigith #Sustainable #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
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Free mass transit also seems to be good for the local economy, despite fears to the contrary. Filip Watteeuw, deputy mayor of Ghent, said that since the provision of free public transport, there “has been a 17% increase in restaurant and bar startups, and the number of empty shops has been arrested”. Ghent’s plan cost just €4m (£3.4m) to implement. By comparison it costs an estimated £20m-£30m to build just one mile of motorway. The city also has significantly cleaner air – nitrogen oxide levels have dropped by 20% since 2017 – and there is an unexpected benefit of noise reduction: “Instead of car noise,” says Filip Watteeuw, deputy mayor, “people can now hear each other talking and children laughing.”https://www.rapidtransition.org/stories/there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-free-ride-rapid-innovations-in-urban-transport/
Handful of us @The_SSP_ members out on the campaign trail w/ @pb4p this afternoon pic.twitter.com/37tL5igEkI
— 📚📝 Luke Campbell 🚩✊🏼 (@chainuptheswing) February 5, 2020
