QuixoticgeekAug 12, 2023

Once again for the people at the back. The purpose of public transport is to transport the public. Making money from doing so is a secondary purpose at best.

Noone talks about the profitability of the motorway network. So why do we do the same for public transport?

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Lol all motorways have a fee in my country and its private entities that get the cash and monopoly despite it being paid mostly with alot of EU public monies :D its very profitable for the private entities and terrible for everyone else
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@suqdiq which country is that ?
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Portugal :D it's funny cause if you do Lisbon >> Porto (~300km), the highway tool is easily the most expensive part, more than the fuel !!! :D yay PPP (Public Private Partnership), public puts up the money, private takes the profit for 30 to 40 years
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@suqdiq @quixoticgeek last time I drove Porto to Lisboa it was easily €60 one way… the train is typically €45 one way, and flying can be as low as €35 one way, though I have snagged the odd round trip for €50. I find travelling within Portugal to be an almost endless source of cognitive dissonance.
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