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Fare-free public transport in Chengdu: Riding For Free in a Chinese Metropolis

  • May 2018
  • In book: Free Public Transport And Why We Don't Pay To Ride Elevators (pp.215-221)
  • Edition: 2
  • Chapter: 18
  • Publisher: Black Rose Books
  • Editors: Judith Dellheim, Jason Prince
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... Outside Europe, FFPT was/is operational in, amongst others, the USA (39 cities) and Brazil (15 cities). One of the largest experiments concerning FFPT was carried out in the city of Chengdu, China-a city of nearly 15 million residents [26]. In summary, it can be said that FFPT is introduced both to help partially solve actual temporary problems (for example due to flooding or road reconstruction) as well as for strategic reasons. ...
... Advocates for FFPT point to a wide spectrum of anticipated benefits with regards to transport, social and environmental policies, as well as operating conditions. The main potential benefits of FFTP are presented in Figure 1. the largest experiments concerning FFPT was carried out in the city of Chengdu, China-a city of nearly 15 million residents [26]. In summary, it can be said that FFPT is introduced both to help partially solve actual temporary problems (for example due to flooding or road reconstruction) as well as for strategic reasons. ...
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