"Unless a person has spent real time in the bowels of a courthouse, it’s hard to imagine how many of the matters clogging criminal courts across the country originate from a lack of transit."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-bus-rides-mamdani.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVA.JF_B.na34Lbc6jtZU&smid=url-share

Via https://lemmy.world/post/43164553

#PublicTransit #transportation #FreeBuses #FreeTransit

Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.

The New York Times

Since implementing free bus travel in 2014, Dunkirk has seen bus passenger numbers soar by 165%.

Daily users benefit from the convenience and reduced pollution, all without paying a fare.

"You never have to wait long," says Theo, a regular.

#FreeTransit #Sustainability #AirQuality

how the cleanup feels like
#freetransit #cleanup #newyear

PSA:

if you are using our Freetransit service and your session is down right now because you're doing maintenance: Tough luck. We're currently removing everyone who is not up. #freetransit #bgp #cleanup #newyear

The exceptions to #FreeTransit being a waste prove the rule. I was on holiday in Whistler and the Fairmont shuttle bus was not reliable so I took @[email protected] 4/5 back. This pair of interlined routes is free connecting the base of both mountains, the pedestrianized village, and key residences. 1/2
Do we have enough people interested in #BGP and #Freetransit that we do another #usermeetup on #39c3?
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.

Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.

The New York Times
Glasgow will be the first city in Scotland to pilot free public transit for 1,000 residents. The six-week pilot program is scheduled to begin in early 2026.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #Glasgow #FreeTransit #Scotland
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chiaraphillips_30daymapchallenge-cartography-adobeillustrator-share-7392846200934158336-T8oA/
Mobility as a Project for a Dignified Life – Socialist Project

“What best defines public transport today is exhaustion.” This is the opening quote of the documentary short film Tarifa Zero: cidade em disputa (Fare-Free Public Transport: An Urban Battle), summing up not only what millions of Brazilians experience in their everyday lives but also the brutal logic that structures Brazilian…