Vienna lowers #publictransit fares to increase ridership

Трамвај у Бечу (Фото: Мондо)

Јефтинији превоз у Бечу него у Београду: "Већ сада се у Бечу 36 одсто свих кретања обавља средствима јавног превоза, а циљ постављен у коалиционом споразуму је да се тај проценат повећа на 40 одсто."

Fare collection costs are high. Why do it?

Paul Vergnano: The Free Public Transport because of the inside of sustainable mobility: "We can therefore say that the tickets help the system run by TTE, which includes urban, suburban and Trentino Trento-Malé train for about 13.3% of the total operating cost.
A calculation done, which is definitely by default, indicates that the costs for production, distribution and control of tickets will be around € 6 million.
Revenues from the lines are therefore around 6.5 million €. 
A paltry 6.9% of the total operating cost of public transport is derived from the issuance of tickets.
We can therefore say that the public transport in Trentino serious about citizens' taxes for 93.1% .
This finding is not surprising, it is about the same as we find in all the local public transport company . We were able to do so in Trentino as the company public on its website the data from which are deduced the calculations."

Wales: Free rail travel for all bus pass holders

newwales.co.uk : "Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, said: “This popular scheme demonstrates our commitment to providing access to sustainable transport in Wales and is an important service for the elderly and disabled in our rural communities.

“I am very pleased that we are now able to extend free travel on these lines to all free bus pass holders in Wales, so they can still get access to public transport wherever they are in the country.”"

CHP candidate Sarıgül vows to bring free transportation to many in Istanbul

Mustafa Sarıgül also pledged that public transport would be provided for 24 hours a day if he is elected. AA photo

hurriyet : "The main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul mayoral candidate, Mustafa Sarıgül, has vowed to make public transportation free of charge for students, teachers, disabled people and elderly people in the city."

Air pollution is still a 'very real problem' in EU: EEA

The Globe and Mail: "Nine EU nations – Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia and Spain – breached their nitrogen oxide limits in 2012, mainly because of persistently high emissions from cars and trucks, the EEA said."

Free public transport to tackle Storrington air pollution

West Sussex County Times: "One of the UK’s MEPs is calling on local authorities to consider making public transport free this weekend in response to a wave of air pollution hitting the South East including Storrington."

A law for the FPT

Yesterday, the 21th march, three associations officially started the road to write a popular law in Trentino about the pubblic transport the indications of the Free Pubblic Transport.
The italian advocates of the FPT idea, who see me on the front lines for communication and the extension of the law, is spreading.
The next step will be the collection of signatures, more than 2500, and the campaign to raise awareness of the population.
We want to make Trentino the first green province in Europe, with a sustainable mobility, and the main element will be The Free Pubblic Transport.
Paolo Vergnano
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