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- Should Public Transit Be Free? More Cities Say, Why Not? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/us/free-public-transit.html 2 comments
- Utah expands public transportation with rapid bus transit, free until 2021 http://rideuta.com/news/2018/08/UVX-Service-Starts-August-13 180 comments
- L.A.'S Metro Flirts with Fare-Free Public Transit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/l-a-s-metro-flirts-with-fare-free-public-transit 2 comments
- The country where all public transit is free (2020) [00:06:26] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feCQPD9DSOA 40 comments documentaries
- The Case for Making Public Transit Free Everywhere https://www.wired.co.uk/article/free-public-transit?mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned 76 comments upliftingnews
- Luxembourg - The Country Where All Public Transit Is Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feCQPD9DSOA 12 comments europe
- Here’s What Happens When Public Transit Is Free https://www.huffpost.com/entry/free-public-transit-kansas-city-estonia_n_5e4f9b49c5b6b82aa651191e?amp%3Bncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016§ion=politics 3 comments environment
- Here’s What Happens When Public Transit Is Free https://www.huffpost.com/entry/free-public-transit-kansas-city-estonia_n_5e4f9b49c5b6b82aa651191e?section=politics&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016 6 comments politics
- Will Free Public Transit Get Americans to Voting Booths? http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/11/will-free-public-transit-get-americans-to-voting-booths/382199/ 15 comments politics
- Free public transit coming to San Francisco? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/07/bag8rogri21.dtl 21 comments reddit.com
- 'Do we care about the public?': Cities weigh free public transit amid rising costs https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/do-we-care-about-public-cities-weigh-free-public-transit-n1137561 15 comments politics
- Luxembourg becomes first country to make all public transit free. https://www.archdaily.com/908252/luxembourg-becomes-first-country-to-make-all-public-transit-free?fbclid=iwar2hcdft0izdnu9ewedorophbolvsah0vxsyarpupfjmcqaxdwuccq7isey 22 comments worldnews
- Luxembourg Becomes First Country to Make All Public Transit Free https://www.archdaily.com/908252/luxembourg-becomes-first-country-to-make-all-public-transit-free 14 comments worldnews
- Estonia Will Roll Out Free Public Transit Nationwide https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/estonia-will-roll-out-free-public-transit-nationwide/560648/ 89 comments europe
- Seoul's answer to a pollution crisis? Free public transit https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/01/seoul-takes-on-air-pollution-with-free-public-transit/550829/?utm_source=nl__link6_012518&silverid=mzewmtkymjq4oty1s0&utm_source=citylab-daily&silverid=mzewmtkymjq4oty1s0 20 comments worldnews
- Legislation Would Support Fare-Free Public Transit Systems http://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/31/mbta-markey-pressley-free-public-transportation-bill 23 comments politics
- 'Now Let's Do This Everywhere': Kansas City, Missouri Approves Free Public Transit for All https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/06/now-lets-do-everywhere-kansas-city-missouri-approves-free-public-transit-all 106 comments politics
- Paris to introduce free public transit for kids under 11 https://mia.mk/2019/02/paris-to-introduce-free-public-transit-for-kids-under-11/?lang=en 53 comments europe
- One of Europe’s Smallest Nations Tries a Big Idea: Free Public Transit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/inside-luxembourg-s-experiment-with-free-public-transit 10 comments europe
- Seattle announces monorail partnership and free public transit to games https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-seattle-announces-monorail-partnership-and-free-public-transit/c-315511164?tid=304993632 258 comments hockey
- The case for making public transit free everywhere. From Spain to Germany and Luxembourg to Estonia, more and more countries are experimenting with fare-free transportation. https://www.wired.com/story/free-public-transit/ 260 comments futurology
- Tallin, Estonia’s Bold Experiment with Free Public Transit. The Eastern European city found a way to offer free rides to citizens for a small cost to government. http://www.governing.com/columns/assessments/gov-free-ride.html 54 comments europe
- MasterCard Offers Apple Pay Users Free Public Transit in London Starting Today http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/23/mastercard-apple-pay-free-public-transit-london/ 42 comments apple
- As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Reign on Public Lands https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13032022/as-the-us-rushes-after-the-minerals-for-the-energy-transition-a-150-year-old-law-allows-mining-companies-free-reign-on-public-lands/ 44 comments environment
- [CityLab] The Case for Free Public Transit to Sports Events: To Tame Game-Day Traffic, Give All Fans Transit Passes https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2020/01/sports-free-tickets-event-parking-transit-super-bowl-traffic/605827 53 comments nfl
- Estonia's capital became the world's first to introduce free public transport for all of its residents. All that's required is a transit pass showing you're a registered Tallinner - and the city's buses, streetcars and trams are yours for free. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/04/3322524/estonias-capital-gives-residents.html 4 comments worldnews
- Cities offer free Election Day transit rides: "Voters in Minnesota and parts of Texas and Florida will get a free ride to the polls if they choose to take public transportation." http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/222754-cities-offer-free-election-day-transit-rides 4 comments politics
- Residents of Beijing can use one of the city’s 34 newly installed recycling machines to trade empty bottles for phone card rebates or free public transit passes. http://www.pangeatoday.com/get-free-public-transit-pass-or-phone-rebate-for-recycling/?orderby=popular 447 comments worldnews
- Paris will cut the number of cars on the road in half beginning Monday and is making public transit free to combat a spike in pollution that has obscured even the Eiffel Tower under a smoggy haze http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0884b5d12e234afe9d5c87fb010ba079/paris-hit-air-pollution-spike-halves-cars-roads 11 comments europe
- Paris will cut the number of cars on the road in half beginning Monday and is making public transit free to combat a spike in pollution that has obscured even the Eiffel Tower under a smoggy haze http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0884b5d12e234afe9d5c87fb010ba079/paris-hit-air-pollution-spike-halves-cars-roads 2596 comments worldnews
- Amazon Is on the Attack Against Kshama Sawant – Since first winning office in 2013, Seattle socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant has pushed a $15 minimum wage, landmark renters’ rights legislation, free public transit, and more. Which is why Amazon has declared war on her. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/10/amazon-kshama-sawant-seattle-city-council 20 comments politics