Can Free Public Transit Reduce Pollution?

All public transit. At no charge. Nationwide. The commuter's dream is alive in Luxembourg.

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00:29One of the two main advantages is the reduction of traffic.

00:35More people are invited to the same transport, so that it is used more.

00:40This improves the city center.

00:59It is a real environmental response to pollution peaks,

01:20and then even to the management of flows, to pollutants, starting with noise.

01:24There are fewer cars on the roads.

01:47In big cities there is often a lot of pollution.

01:51Dare to be free would lead to traffic jams in buses, in subways, in trams, and too many people.

02:02There are people who are in the middle class, who begin to reintegrate buses on weekends because of the freedom.

02:08And it allows a social mix in Dunkirk.

02:21Dunkirk