Tag: FreeTransit
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Jason Prince – Free Public Transport
The Montreal book launch of Free Public Transit: And Why We Don’t Pay to Ride Elevators. With co-editor Jason Prince, Bertrand Schepper, and Amir Khadir. Watch video »
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Off the Map: Disabilities and Just Mobility
In rankings of the U.S.’s best urban public transportation systems, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Boston, and New York usually hover at the top. At the bottom are smaller and poorer … Keep reading »
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No Fare Is Fair: A Campaign for Free Public Transit in Toronto
Public transit should be a right for everyone in Toronto. Using subways, buses, and streetcars shouldn’t require paying fares, or user fees, that penalize riders with lower incomes. Keep reading »
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The Case for Free Public Transport
The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a proud advocate of a world-class, fare-free public transport system for Scotland. Transport has undergone enormous changes in recent decades, both in Scotland and … Keep reading »
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On the Rails: A Case for Renewed Leftist Infatuation with Transport
A few weeks ago, at 3:30 in the morning, the Manitoba government froze public transit funding to Winnipeg, equivalent to a $10-million cut. It was a quiet affair. The bill … Keep reading »
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Free Transit for a Sustainable Future
Free transit advocacy can be an element in a broader vision to reorganize urban life. Watch video »
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London Underground Workers Relaunch Fight Against Cuts
Anonymous Tube Worker Station staff on London Underground have returned huge majorities in a ballot for renewed action against job cuts. Members of the RMT union voted 85 per cent in … Keep reading »
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The Traffic Hierarchy
One is not born a motorist, one becomes one. Mobility and class are deeply entangled. Not only because one’s potential for mobility often has to do with one’s economic position, but … Keep reading »
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Free Public Transit
Video is now private. Public transit lies at the intersection of several critical social struggles today. Affordable (or free) public transit is an important mechanism for redistribution, and particularly targets … Watch video »
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Transit Activism and the Urban Question in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
João Tonucci and André Veloso interviewed by Stefan Kipfer The current conflagration of the Dilma Rousseff government notwithstanding, Brazil has been an inspiring source of debate for the global left over … Keep reading »
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Public Transit Struggles in London and Toronto
Toronto — 9 August 2015. A forum to discuss the struggles over public transit in London, England and in Toronto, over P3s, privatization, funding public transit, and posing alternatives, such … Watch video »
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A Win for Pittsburgh Public Transit
Since port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) cut 15 per cent of its service, residents of Baldwin, Mooncrest and Groveton – working-class suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – had to walk … Keep reading »