Free-for-all: Cities/Organizations around the world supporting free public transport

The following listing of organizations around the world that are “fighting for free public transport” has been compiled by the Swedish activist group Free Public Transport, whose aim is to provide a global forum for the free public transport movement. Their website among other things provides information about local organizations around the world fighting for free public transport, as well as cities which have already implemented it. For their latest listing, click to http://freepublictransports.com/organization/.

Australia

• Understandascope
• Socialist Alliance
• Green Left

Austria

• Linz Fährt Frei

Belarus

• Minsk Campaign

Belgium

• Free Transports in Brussels

Brazil

• Transporte Gratuito Para Todos
• TarifaZero.org
• Movimento Passe Livre
• Grupo Transporte Humano

Bulgaria

• For a free public transport in Sofia

Canada

• Supprimons les tarifs de transport à Montréal
• Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly
• Free and Accessible Transit Campaign

England

• Greater Manchester Campaign
• Buses Should Be Free

Finland

• Vapaa Helsinki

France

• Le Réseau pour l’Abolition des Transports Payants
• Carfree France

Germany

• TüBus umsonst!
• Pinker Punkt
• Klimaplenum Bremen
• HVV Umsonst
• Berlin Fährt Frei

Italy

• Non Vi Paghiamo

Mexico

• Metrobus Toluca YA

New Zealand

• Residents Action Movement

Norway

• Planka Oslo

Philippines

• Clean Air and Transport

Poland

• Bezpłatna komunikacja miejska w Warszawie
• Young Socialists
• NieKasuj

Russia

• Transport is for everyone

Scotland

• Scottish Socialist Party

Serbia

• Besplatan Javni Prevoz – Stop Bus Plus – 99% Srbije

Spain

• Saltada Popular

Sweden

• Planka.nu

USA

• Nurture New Yorks Nature
• Free Public Transit

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Editor’s note :

At a time in which  we need to be rethinking  from the very base our transportation arrangements, including testing all of our received beliefs  on the topic, it would be pure folly not to  make an effort to understand what these  mainly young people and groups  are trying to tell us. There are many layers and nuances  to what they have to propose ,  and policymakers should be prepared to listen to and learn from them. Because at the end of the day the solution is going to be very different from  present practices  so we might as well start to become comfortable with, for many, uncomfortable thoughts

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About the author:

Eric Britton
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Bio: Founding editor of World Streets (1988), Eric Britton is an American political scientist, teacher, occasional consultant, and sustainability activist who has observed, learned, taught and worked on missions and advisory assignments on all continents. In the autumn of 2019, he committed his remaining life work to the challenges of aggressively countering climate change and specifically greenhouse gas emissions emanating from the mobility sector. He is not worried about running out of work. Further background and updates: @ericbritton | http://bit.ly/2Ti8LsX | #fekbritton | https://twitter.com/ericbritton | and | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbritton/ Contact: climate@newmobility.org) | +336 508 80787 (Also WhatApp) | Skype: newmobility.)

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