Fare-Free Phila: Today is World Car-Free Day

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Today is World Car-Free Day

2008 Car-Free Day in London, England

An estimated 50,000 cyclists joined the London Freewheel, Britain's biggest mass cycle ride.Link

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Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.comSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:22 AM
Driving today? Watch out for the Car-Free Enforcer.

See:

http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/dc-car-free-day-22-september-2009/
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Removing fares saves millions

Increased return on investment. Public transit involves large fixed costs. When fares are gone, there are more riders per vehicle, getting more value from the investment.
Reduced parking costs. With free transit, fewer people will park downtown. City parking authorities can cost $180 million a year, paid by fines, which are just a tax on customers and delivery services.
Reduced traffic congestion. Studies have shown that the time lost in traffic costs urban economies hundreds of millions of dollars.
Less money exported for gasoline. A medium sized city can export 1 million dollars a day in gasoline money for cars. Free buses will reduce this considerably.
Better quality of life, priceless. In Hasselt, Belgium, when fares were removed, people in hospital started receiving more visitors.