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Germany’s 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail

https://lemmy.world/post/20795996

Germany’s 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal shift from road to rail - Lemmy.World

Meanwhile in North America, Canada’s VIA is operating on a shoestring and being further threatened … and in the last 50 years the US has pulled up most of the rails that were installed in the previous century. We’re stuck with airplanes, hybrid metro-transit, and what’s left of Greyhound. But, hey, we’ve got a world to police!

Oct 13, 2024 at 6:10amWeb
Show threadTarogarOct 13, 2024
It’s an effect that our conservatives from CDU and CSU as well as liberals from FDP are denying to exist and are decrying the fact that it costs money (and helps the average guy, but they can’t say that out loud)
Show threadcmheOct 13, 2024

That is why we can’t have nice things. Everything needs to make a profit and cannot simply be good.

Infrastructure shoudn’t be required to make a profit. They are there for the public good. What’s next? Paying for sitting on public benches and entering public parks? Paying for the privilege to exit your house and use the public sidewalk? We already have to pay to use public toilets in some cases…

These things should be available to everyone for free and build and financed via general taxes.

Show threadNickOct 13, 2024
Too bad the announced price increase undoes about half of that
Show threadthetreesaysbarkOct 13, 2024
Do you have a link to the increase? I did hear a out it but everything I see online just says it’s extended in to 2024.
Show threaddvallinOct 13, 2024
This looks official
Preisanpassung des Deutschlandtickets ab 1. Januar 2025

Ab 1. Januar 2025 kostet das Deutschlandticket 58 Euro. Die Preiserhöhung sichert die Finanzierung des ÖPNV. Es bleibt bundesweit gültig.

Show threadthetreesaysbarkOct 13, 2024
Thanks. Shame it’s increasing but 58EUR is still pretty good value, no?
Show threadtimconspicuousOct 13, 2024
Increasing the price by almost a fifth under a “center-left” government means this thing is just doomed once the right gets into power next year
Show threadthetreesaysbarkOct 13, 2024
I see. Dang.
Show thread_edgeOct 13, 2024
And that is with shit rail infrastructure. Guess, what would happen if we’d actually invest in rails?
Show threadBatrickPatemanOct 13, 2024
Hell would freeze over, that’s what would happen.
Show threadporous_grey_matterOct 13, 2024
This is totally unrelated but we don’t use that comma after ‘Guess’ in English. I’m reminded of it because I’m learning German and it’s been very difficult for me to remember to put commas after “I think” etc.
Show thread_edgeOct 13, 2024
Thanks
Show threadDarkThoughtsOct 13, 2024

Meanwhile in North America, Canada's VIA is operating on a shoestring and being further threatened ...

Meanwhile in Germany the 49€ ticket is on the verge of dying and will be soon the 58€ ticket - all while the railroads are practically falling apart and the FDP, who is in charge of the transportation ministry, wants to feed 100 million to save an air taxi startup. lol

Maybe be a bit careful with what kind of "success" story you want to flaunt around.

Show threadMiaouOct 13, 2024
This article just reminded me to cancel my DB ticket, so they didn’t get everything wrong I guess
Show threadDarkThoughtsOct 13, 2024
I couldn't even afford it, not even the so called "social ticket" for 39€ (Preisstufe A). lol
Show threadTjaOct 14, 2024
ITT: Germans complaining that everything is not perfect and incapable of appreciating all the good the Deutschland ticket has done.
Show threadSynapseOct 14, 2024
It sucks the price is increasing. 58€/month is still cheaper than what my Jobticket (sponsored by my employer) use to cost, it was over 100€/month.
Show threadunemployedclaquerJan 12
As an American, I enjoyed partaking of the Wochenendticket and traveling across Germany way back when, traveling slowly, only on local routes, and always meeting new sketchy friends, but it was cheap and fun. Got back to the States, and fuck me for questioning the lack of sidewalks.
Show threadkalkulatJan 13

I’d not like to ride a communter, but long-distance rail has always been a pleasure. Even moreso when I knew something of the land and history that was passing by. Hitch-hiking is closer to the ground, but slower and much less rewarding … more like labor vs. a concert.

Especially rewarding when you’re free to get on-and-off when/where you want, and be welcomed back aboard when you’re ready to move further on!