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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The French city of Montpellier in southern France became the latest European metropolis to allow all its residents to ride public transport for free.

From Thursday evening, Montpellier residents with a special pass were able to ride trams and buses free of charge in the southern city.

Michael Delafosse, the Socialist mayor of the city of 500,000 people, promised free public transport when he was elected in 2020.

Before the initiative to make public transport free in Montpellier, just 86,000 people had paid subscriptions to use it, according to figures obtained by AFP.

But that figure has tripled to 260,000 subscribers in recent days running up to the launch of the free pass, either in card or smartphone app form.

Last year city residents accounted for 90% of the 39 million euros in public transport ticket sales.


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