[Fare-free transit]
As countries look to increase the use of public transport, experts explain why making buses, trams and trains free might not be a ‘magic wand’ to solve the problem.
Luxembourg recently celebrated three years of free public transport. According to the people who live there, it has been a resounding success.
As countries look to encourage citizens to ditch their cars to cut carbon emissions, could Luxembourg’s success be replicated across Europe?
“The quality of public transport needs to change completely,” says Francois Bausch Vice Prime Minister and Luxembourg’s Minister of Mobility and Public Works and of Defence.
“There is no magic wand. It’s not just one mode of transport which will solve all of our problems, but instead we must be truly multimodal, we have to mix them.”
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