@dx
Public transit should be just an overhead cost to the city/state. A likely minor tax adjustment would cover it.

@stargazersmith the more than 100 cities around the world now offering some form of free public transportation. In my country bus travel is free to all 22yrs olds and younger and all over 60yrs old. The aspiration is to offer it to all. Some E.U. nations already have free public transport for all residents. The objective is to remove cars from the road and reduce carbon emissions. @dx

@lassielmr @dx @stargazersmith How do those 100 cities incentivize the socially responsible form of transport (which is not public transport, it’s cycling)? Public transport is quite harmful to the environment causing huge GHG emissions. The justification for public transport is that it simply enables more ppl to move through a city than what’s possible by cars alone. Getting ppl to cycle should be the goal.

@aktivismoEstasMiaLuo @lassielmr @stargazersmith “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” butts out of cars and onto buses is still a win.

@dx @stargazersmith @lassielmr Why advocate for good when you can have better? There is a balance & a sweet spot. When students in Europe are asked why they use public transport instead of cycling, the answer is “why would I buy a bicycle when the tram is free or €50/year?” You can only approach perfection by making public transport more expensive than cycling, & cars more expensive than public transport.