, Columnist
Free Public Transportation Isn’t for Everyone
Luxembourg is trying it, but the results elsewhere have been mixed.
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This month, the government of Luxembourg said it will make all public transportation in the nation of 600,000 people free by 2020 — becoming the first nation in the world to do so.
The measure makes sense for Luxembourg, but it’s not a solution that will work everywhere. If you’re trying to unlock gridlocked roads, the problem isn’t so much that public transport is overpriced; it’s that driving one’s own car is underpriced.