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Fare-Free New Zealand: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Free buses for Saturday. Bay of Plenty Times. If you've ever thought about taking the bus but never have, this Saturday could be the day to give it a go. Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Bayhopper buses (the yellow buses in Tauranga and blue Whakatane to Ohope bus) and City-Ride buses in Rotorua are free for the day.". Friday, September 12, 2014. Call for cheaper bus fares Otago Daily Times Online News. Monday, September 8, 2014. Public transport thrust for Greens. Free pub...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Aucklanders caught between a tarseal-addicted government and a weak mayor. Auckland mayor Len Brown. By John Minto , Daily Blog. October 30, 2014. Len Brown’s proposal for motorway tolls to reduce congestion and provide funding for better public transport is a weak response to a critical issue. In fact no city anywhere in the world has tarsealed its way out of congestion – it simply doesn’t work. It provides a win-win outcome for Aucklanders with benefits to the environment ...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: July 2015
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Free buses in Avesta, Sweden. Eltis - the Urban Mobility Observatory, 22 Jul 2015. In 2012 Avesta, a Swedish municipality pictured above, introduced fare-free public transport on its buses. The purpose was to increase, and make it easier to, travel by public transport. As a result travels by public transport have increased by 80 per cent and car emissions were reduced by 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Thursday 17 September and Friday 18 September 2015. Free public transpor...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: Free buses in Avesta, Sweden
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Free buses in Avesta, Sweden. Eltis - the Urban Mobility Observatory, 22 Jul 2015. In 2012 Avesta, a Swedish municipality pictured above, introduced fare-free public transport on its buses. The purpose was to increase, and make it easier to, travel by public transport. As a result travels by public transport have increased by 80 per cent and car emissions were reduced by 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Thursday 17 September and Friday 18 September 2015. Free public transpor...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: March 2015
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Friday, March 20, 2015. Letter to the editor NZ Herald. Letter to the Editor,. How ironic that Aucklanders face fare increases that can only make public transport less attractive in the same week that Paris has, yet again, had to enforce severe restrictions on car travel and make public transport free to combat record levels of exhaust pollution blanketing the city. Paris pollution prompts free public transport call. French English language newspaper, 19 Mar 2015. Spot the Eiffel Tower. The view over...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: October 2014
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Thursday, October 23, 2014. Shift to mass transit could save $100 trillion. Scientific America: Cars will cook the planet - without a shift to public transportation. By making it easier to walk, cycle or take the bus, the world cut pollution by 40 percent. September 17, 2014. In 2010, urban transportation accounted for almost a quarter of all carbon emissions produced across all parts of the transportation sector. Credit: Keng Susumpow via flickr. In a "high shift" scenario with far greater urban passeng...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: Post-fossil Conversion & Free Public Transport
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Thursday, August 23, 2012. Post-fossil Conversion and Free Public Transport. Extracts from a recent German analysis. By Michael Brie and Mario Candeias. A free public transport system is part of a process of transformations toward a Green Socialism .and the earth would become a home.". Private E-Car vs. Public Transport for free – Real Dystopia vs. Concrete Utopia. Towards a Eco-Socialist Economy of Reproduction. How to get from here to there? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Free public transport in ...
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Fare-Free New Zealand
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Moving our city with free public transport. The Dominion Post reported;. 8220;Round-the-clock gridlock has been predicted if The Terrace and Mt Victoria tunnels are closed for five weeks to kickstart a $80 million project to remedy serious safety problems.”. Could we use this sense of crisis to achieve immediate improvements in public transport services and safe cycle and walk ways between Wellington CBD and its suburbs? Fare increases: bad timing. Use the business levy. Shifting some of the Wellington C...
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Fare-Free New Zealand: June 2015
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Saturday, June 13, 2015. Death of the car: Why Generation Y is turning to public transport. Generation Y is turning its back on cars and jumping on board buses and trains.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Publictransit forum plans new free shuttle. Watertown, MA : At the most recent transportation forum, local officials and residents gathered to talk through ways to improve the cu. You wont need a ticket - just climb on board. Tallinn City is preparing for free public transport . Free buses in Avesta, Sweden.
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Fare-Free New Zealand: No evidence Wellington flyover will ease traffic congestion
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Monday, March 18, 2013. No evidence Wellington flyover will ease traffic congestion. Facts don't support expressway. An artist's impression of the planned Basin Reserve Flyover. Facts don't support expressway. The Dominion Post has argued the Wellington region requires a "21st century road" from the airport to Levin ( "Wellington on the right road", March 11. So it must be about getting people to the airport. At Paraparaumu there were 24,300 vehicles per day in 2002 and 24,428 in 2012, an increase of 128...
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