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Public Transport Can Be Free
We don’t put coins in street lamps or pay by the minute in public parks. Here’s why we can make subway and bus fares a thing of the past.
Wojciech Kębłowski is a post-doctoral researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (IGEAT) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (COSMOPOLIS). His recently-defended PhD thesis presents a critical perspective on fare-free public transport.
We don’t put coins in street lamps or pay by the minute in public parks. Here’s why we can make subway and bus fares a thing of the past.