Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by intellix on Saturday October 12, 2024 @10:59PM
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€21.35 for a T-Usual card which allows unlimited travel on all public transport for 30 days, yet you still have people in here kicking and screaming to use their car and roads
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by wkat4242 on Sunday October 13, 2024 @02:58PM
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Yeah this is true but it's a minority. And some people come from outside the city where it's more understandable.
I think Ada Colau did really great pedestrianising streets like Consell de Cent, unfortunately Collboni doesn't seem to care as much.
I live in Barcelona and here the metro comes every 2-3 minutes. Even during the night it might be 7 minutes. This helps so much with congestion but also trip planning: no need to check train times before you go. Id imagine busy routes in Germany could do similar.
The big benefit of this is also not needing a car. Not having to worry about maintenance, write-off, finding parking and the cost thereof, summer and winter tyres, damage, no-claim bonus, travelling while having drunk, going back from a different place than you arrived. It's so incredibly more convenient than having a car. All at a flat rate of 21€ here.I hope never having to need one again.