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   Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 16:57:39 JST Brendan Jones

   This is the way: “From Thursday evening, Montpellier residents with a special pass were able to ride trams and buses free of charge in the southern city. Visitors and tourists will still have to pay €1.60 a trip”

   Residents already pay through taxes, city visitors pay for their use. Simple and effective!

   https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/french-city-is-latest-in-europe-to-make-public-transport-free-for-residents/
   #fuckCars #Transport #publicTransport

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 16:58:33 JST Brendan Jones

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     How effective? The proof is in the numbers:

     “Before the initiative to make public transport free in Montpellier, just 86,000 people had paid subscriptions to use it.

     But that figure has tripled to 260,000 subscribers in recent days running up to the launch of the free pass, either in card or smartphone app form.”

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     Brendan Jones (brendanjones@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 19:12:20 JST Brendan Jones

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     • Thomas Favre-Bulle 🏳‍🌈

     @erispoe Of course, but it only just started. Getting the passes is at least an indication of intended behaviour change.

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     Thomas Favre-Bulle 🏳‍🌈 (erispoe@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 19:12:21 JST Thomas Favre-Bulle 🏳‍🌈

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     @Brendanjones We want to see usage data and behavior change. Sure getting a pass is nice but that's not the goal.