I've been mulling the question of whether fares should be free recently.
Yes it gets people out of cars, yes it's progressive.
But on the other hand, you don't get much signal of how it's actually valued. And if it is valued, surely it turns regressive by gentrifying areas served by free transport, forcing the poorest away.
Not that I think public transport should be for profit.
Yes it gets people out of cars, yes it's progressive.
But on the other hand, you don't get much signal of how it's actually valued. And if it is valued, surely it turns regressive by gentrifying areas served by free transport, forcing the poorest away.
Not that I think public transport should be for profit.