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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by Gud on Monday November 24, 2025 @03:35AM (#46031691)
Why?
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by soerxpso on Monday November 24, 2025 @05:04AM (#46032296)
Luxembourg has insane tax revenue per capita because of its status as an international tax haven. A program that might be hardly noticeable on Luxembourg's budget could put a big dent into the budget of an American city.
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by nottorp on Monday November 24, 2025 @08:15AM (#46033763)
Actually, they said fare revenue was like 10% of public transport spending anyway.

It's very possible it's the same in Iowa City.

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by nielsbot on Monday November 24, 2025 @09:00AM (#46034175)
That’s true in NYC today

“The truth about Zohran’s free busses” by Breaking Points:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P275SobdE-s

clickbait headline (of course) but gives a lot of facts about the proposal and talks about other places they’ve tried it.

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by blks on Monday November 24, 2025 @05:33AM (#46032489)
What about Estonia?
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by ciceryadam on Monday November 24, 2025 @10:11AM (#46034949)
Because many people commute to Luxembourg from Germany/Belgium/France. AFAIK the cross-border commute complicates things.
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