Can Public transport Go “Public”?

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In Germany this spring, the parliament approved a plan to temporarily cut transportation costs to ease the burden of the increasing global energy prices. Dubbed “9 for 90”, the 9-euro ticket can be used across Germany with all city and regional transport for a period of 90 days. The costly initiative – 2.5 billion euros was allocated by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure – sold some 21 million tickets between May and early July.

The 9-euro ticket and a parallel gasoline tax relief in the European economic powerhouse were designed as a stop-gap measure against swelling transportation costs and as an initiative to change mainstream commuter behaviors. But numerous other countries, notably smaller European Union members with visitor-friendly policies, have also been scaling up their public transport strategies. In Malta, public transportation will be free of charge from October, in a move to encourage better use and reduce congestion on the roads. Over in Luxembourg, public transport is provided at zero cost for citizens and tourists alike, setting a striking example of a country with free mobility.

On the contrary in Lebanon, public transportation is practically inexistent as a good provided by state, province, or municipality. The country’s current multifaceted crisis has triggered once again a debate over whether the economically crucial sector of ground transport should be reconstituted along old public bus and train operators, or newly designed in a public way.

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