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Free Public Transport is Launched Across Estonia

posted by martyb on Thursday May 24 2018, @08:57AM   
from the the-price-is-right dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/21/free-public-transport-across-estonia

Estonia is set to implement free transport for its residents across much of the country as of July 1. The free fare zone will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/estonia-will-roll-out-free-public-transit-nationwide/560648/

Estonia is already a world leader in free public transit: In 2013, all public transit in its capital, Tallinn, became free to local residents (but not tourists or other visitors, even those from other parts of the country). The new national free-ride scheme will extend this model even further, making all state-run bus travel in rural municipalities free and extending cost-free transit out from the capital into other regions.

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• Re:Scales matter Re:Scales matter (Score: 3, Informative) by j-beda on Thursday May 24 2018, @02:28PM (1 child)

  by j-beda (6342) on Thursday May 24 2018, @02:28PM (#683556) Homepage

  Estonia seems to have an area of 45,227 km² - the radius of a circle with that area is about 120km. Still pretty small, but if you are going to be dismissive, it is good to be accurate.

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• Re:Scales matter (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 24 2018, @08:59PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 24 2018, @08:59PM (#683753)

  Based on the oft-debunked "scale" argument the person isn't capable of doing correct math.

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