The latest opposition to free public transport

I have read and heard a lot about criticism of the free public transport concept, 

But this last one is hilarious.

They said: "The FPT would decrease the use of bicycles and walking in the cities."

It's the opposite. More well organized public transport, most parking lots are filled with bicycles.

Are they asserting that the use of the private car incentives to walk and cycle?

Les opposants à la gratuité

carfree france : "C’est une grande victoire pour la gratuité des transports en commun! En effet, deux associations majeures dans le domaine des transports en commun, à savoir la FNAUT « représentant les voyageurs » et l’UTP « représentant les entreprises de transport« , viennent de se réunir pour dénoncer dans un communiqué commun la gratuité. Si ces deux associations éprouvent le besoin de conjuguer leurs efforts pour attaquer la gratuité, c’est très probablement qu’il y a le feu au lac!"

Malta should consider making public transport free, says writer

MaltaToday.com.mt: "This can only be achieved through a mixture of incentives and disincentives: more use of night buses, a gradual movement from the Valletta-centred system by creating good direct connections between other urban hubs, and an ‘Oyster card’ system for regular users. Free public transport on the Estonian model could also be explored – at least on some days of the year."

In rush hour 2% of vehicles create 20% of extra congestion

French union calls for EU to increase public transport funding | EurActiv: "According to the UTP, “In France, 2% of traffic in city centres during rush hour causes 20% of extra congestion. More broadly, cars are responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions released by road traffic, and up to 70% of other pollutants, therefore generating extremely high external costs.”"

Barcelona - people oppose fare increases

https://www.facebook.com/gaascgt.barcelona

Stop Pujades, cien días de protesta | El Llobregat: "No dan su brazo a torcer y la lucha continúa en el subsuelo después de tres meses de concentraciones, de protestas, de conflictos y de diálogo. Stop Pujades ya ha llegado a los 100 días de su existencia y lo hace sumando esfuerzos para conseguir su principal reivindicación: anular el aumento de las tarifas del transporte público del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona, aprobado por la ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità (ATM)’ para este 2014."

Platform #StopPujadesTransport #nopaguem

Platform # StopPujadesTransport: "Thursday April 10 # Ocupemelmetro . Everyone Sagrera. Dinner and party protest. Musical performances. Coinciding with the meeting with the MTA # TriasMentider StopPujadesTransport # # NoPaguem"

Price more important than quality in attracting #publictransit riders

Berlin: Promotion of free public transport - FTU - August 80: "The achievements of the "capital of the free public transport", ie the Estonian Tallinna said Allan Alaküla (director of the office of the Estonian capital, Brussels). In his speech, he drew attention to the Eurobarometer survey in the EU, which clearly shows that not the quality of public transport, but its low price causes an increase in interest in the inhabitants of these means of transport. "