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@aliide@mstdn.social in Tallinn they removed the fee for locals back in 2013, just removing the fee didn't increase the travel, in 10 years it fell from 40% to 30% while using car increased from 40% to 50%. The lesson learned is that the public transport also needs to go to places where people need to go without complicate it with excessive switching of transport. Source: https://archive.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/10/26/lessons-from-estonia-free-fares-alone-wont-boost-ridership Sure I wish we had free public transfer where I live, maybe I would take the bus instead of walking downtown...