Media Coverage on free Public Transport
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Media coverage on free public transport in Tallinn
- What benefits can cities expect from fare-free transport? – CitiesToday (03/2020)
- How to Stop Fare Evasion: Make NYC’s Trains & Buses Free – The Indypendent (12/2019)
- Free public transport for all to be pledged by Greens – The Scotsman (11/2019)
- Kansas City becomes first major American city with universal fare-free public transit – Kansas City Magazine (12/2019)
- A free ticket to ride: how Estonia is leading the world in a free transit revolution – EstonianWorld (11/2018)
- Estonia Is About To Roll Out Free Public Transport Across The Whole Country – Huffpost (05/2018)
- Paris Gets Serious About Free Transit – CityLab (05/2018)
- Estonia To Become The World’s First Free Public Transport Nation – popupcity.net (05/2018)
- The towns in France you can travel around for free – The Local France (03/2018)
- Paris to examine making public transport free for everyone – The Local France (03/2018)
- Tallinn, Estonia's bold experiment with Free Public transport – Fare Free New Zealand (05/2014)
- Tallinn opts for public transport – The Baltic Times
- One year of free public transport in Tallinn (Estonia) - Eltis.org
- The Largest Free Mass Transit Experiment in the World - TheAtlanticCities.com
- Will equality mean we all must pay more for public transport? - TimesofMalta.com
- Could cities of the future have free public transport? - cnbc.com
- Tallinn extends free public transport to commuter trains - Baltic Business News
- Tallinn Greenlights Free Train Travel Within City Limits - ERR News
- Tallinn Opposition Expresses Reservations About Expanding Free Public Transport to Rails – ERR News
- Local Trains Could Be Added to Tallinn's Free Public Transport System – ERR News
- Tallinn proposes to introduce free passenger train service – Baltic Business News
- Eurotowns – Summer school “Capital of Free public transport” – eurotowns.com
- A visit to “Summer School – The Capital of Free Public Transport” in Tallinn – freepublictransport.com
- Tallinn hosts conference on free public transport – Baltic Business News
- Model for Tallinn's Free Transport Scheme, Hasselt, Ends Service – ERR News
- Free public transport barely increased number of passengers in Tallinn – The Baltic Course
- Summer school of free public transport soon in Tallinn – The Baltic Course
- Interview with Mr Tõnu Karu on Tallinn free public transport – RailwayPRO (.pdf)
- Tallinn Deputy Mayor on Buses, Politics and Potholes – ERR News
- Recent estimates show that the decision on free public transport services in Tallinn was the right thing to do – RailwayPRO
- Tallinn becomes “capital of free public transport” – European Commission Eco-Innovation Action Plan
- Free Public Transit? A Thought Experiment – Sustainable Cities Collective
- A Joint Commissions meeting in Tallinn. Sustainable transport solutions – The UBC Bulletin (.pdf)
- Free public transport - Tallinn green initiative – Baltic Cities Environmental bulletin 1/2013 (.pdf)
- Tallinn’s free public transport leads to sharp fall in city traffic – Cites Today
- Is free public transport sustainable? – Covenant of Mayors
- Estonian Prime Minister calls for an end to free public transport in Tallinn – Baltic Review
- Can You Take the Bus for Free? – Revolve Magazine
- Free Public Transport Tallinn – YouTube
- Free public transport in Tallinn, Estonia – Eltis
- Tallinn becomes world's first city to offer free public transport – TheNews.com
- Capital Estonian population Giving Free Public Transport – Bubble News
- Estonian capital boasts free public transport service for all residents – TRL News
- Estonia introduces free public transport – ZenTV
- Car use plummets amid free travel fever in Tallinn – Morning Star Online
- Tallinn, Estonia's Capital, Introduces Free Public Transport for Residents – Huffington Post
- Estonian capital moves to free public transport – Scotsman.com
- European city becomes first in world to let residents ride public transit for free – Fox News
- Boosted by Free Public Transport, Tallinn's Official Population Reaches New 21st Century High – ERR News
- Estonia: A capital introduces free public transport – Deutsche Welle
- Residents enjoy free public transport in Tallinn – Eurocities
- Free public transport in a European capital! – International Viewpoint
- Tallinn introduces free public transport – European Green Capital
- Tallinn claims 10% drivers choose free public transport – The Baltic Course
- Minister of Finance praises Tallinn’s free public transport – Postimees
- Free Public Transport Correlates With Surge of New Registered Residents – ERR News
- Free ticket to ride in Estonia capital – Middle East North Africa Financial Network
- Tallinn makes public transport free to cut pollution – AFP
- Fare enough: Estonians get public transportation for free – Euronews
- Free public transport successfully introduced in Tallinn (Estonia) – ELTIS-The Urban Mobility Portal
- Free public transport in Tallinn – Baltic Transport Journal
- Tallinn Plans More Bus Lanes as Free Transport Takes Effect – ERR News
- A Bloomberg transit dream come true, in Estonia – Capital New York
- Tallinn increases population to 419,830 people in 2012 – The Baltic Course
- Transition to Free Transport Smooth Sailing, Says Deputy Mayor – ERR News
- Tallinn Becomes First European Capital to Waive Public Transport Fares for Residents – ERR News
- Europe's first free public transport city – Reuters
- Estonia's Capital Made Public Transit Free To Make People Give Up Driving – Business Insider
- Aas Answers Questions on Free Public Transport – ERR News
- People in Tallinn get a free ride – Euronews
- First in Europe: Estonia capital offers free public transport – NewsTrack India
- Tallinn to Offer Free Public Transport – TopNews New Zealand
- Estonia introduces free public transport – FirstPost
- Tallinn to ring in the New Year with year-round free public transport – Estonian World Review
- Tallinn adopts an e-tickets system from January – The Baltic Course
- Tallinn provides free public transport – Smart Mobility Management
- Tallinn: Free Public Transport – New Europe Online
- Estonians on track for free public transport – Al Jazeera
- Free Public Transport seminar held in Tallinn EU Office – The Baltic Course
- Estonian capital the world’s first to give its residents a free ride – globalnews.ca
- Reuters Video: Europe’s first free public transport city – englishblog.com
- A city roughly the size Halifax is about to get rid of bus fares. Interview with Mr. Johannes Merilai – CBC Nova Scotia
- Free public transport? It's more common than you'd think – Qualitypublictransport.org
- A free ticket to ride – The Independent
- Tallinn Free Public Transport – Revolve
- Tallinn to Buy 40 New Buses – ERR News
- Tallinn's (free) ticket to ride – Business New Europe
- Narva Mulls Free Public Transport – ERR News
- Tallinn Becomes Hub for Public Transport Debate – ERR News
- Can public transport in Baku be free? Interview with Mr. Allan Alaküla – Azerbajan News Network
- 'Free' Public Transport - Tallinn's View – ERR News
- Helsinki eyes Tallinn's free public transport plans – Yle News
- Helsinki Closely Watching Tallinn's Public Transport Moves – ERR News
- Vilnius and Riga mull following Tallinn's suit in making public – 15min.lt
- Tallinn approves of free public transport – The Baltic Course
- Free Public Transport With Driver's License During Car-Free Week – ERR News
- Tallinn gives drivers free public transport on car-free week – The Baltic Course
- No free public transport in store for mainland Finland – Helsingin Sanomat
- Estonia's Capital Pursues Free Public Transit – The Atlantic Cities
- Tallinn City to offer free public transport – EUobserver
- Tallinn City approved of the free public transport bill – The Baltic Times
- Mayor of Riga: free public transport is luxury we cannot afford
- Free Public Transport Europe: Tallinn takes action against cars
- As Tallinn Gives Public Transport Green Light, Some Warn of Bottlenecks
- Tallinn to discuss the challenges and benefits of free public transport – Eltis: The Urban Mobility Portal
- Tallinn first European capital to introduce free public transport – Civitas Mimosa
- Tallinn presented free public transport initiative in Brussels
- Is Tallinn Europe's Most Innovative City? – thisbigcity.net
- Estonian capital to offer free public transport – BBC
- Estonia's free public transport proposal – BBC
- Mayor of Tallinn: public transport will be free from 2013 – The Baltic Course
Articles in different languages
In French
- Voyager sans ticket? – Forum Vies Mobiles
- Tallinn rend gratuits ses transports publics – Le Croix
- La télé estonienne enquête sur la gratuité des transports (.pdf) – Article La Provence
- La gratuité, unedémarche qui inspire (.pdf) – La Marseillaise
- Les transports bientôt gratuits à Tallinn – Le Figaro
- Gratuité des transports publics : Pourquoi à Tallinn et pas à Bruxelles ? – PTB.be
- Tallin veut être "le vaisseau amiral du mouvement vert en Europe" – Geneva Business News
In German
- Die Einführung von Luxemburgs Gratistransport als großes Theaterstück – Tageblatt (02/2020)
- Der öffentliche Verkehr in Kärnten ist ausbaufähig – Kurier (12/2019)
- Kostenloser ÖPNV – und die Stadt verdient daran – Zeit Online (03/2018)
- Estland Vorbild auch für NRW? Warum kostenfreier Nahverkehr in Tallinn so gut funktioniert – RP Online (02/2018)
- Estlands Hauptstadt Tallinn bietet kostenlosen Bus- und Bahnverkehr an – so rechnet sich das Modell – RTL (02/2018)
- "Erwartungen weit übertroffeln" (.pdf) – Stadtverkehr (2013)
- Wer in Tallinn lebt, fährt gratis mit Öffis – Der Standard (2013)
- Estland: Busse und Bahnen in Tallinn kostenlos – Handelsblatt (03/2012)
In Russian
- Бесплатный проезд? Без проблем! Европейские эксперты рассказали, почему таллинцы уже 2 года ездят в транспорте бесплатно – facenews.ua (09.02.2015)
- Инициатива эстонцев оказалась удачной – Невское Время
- Таллин: Бесплатный транспорт – это реальность – Аргументы Недели (18.12.2013)
- Бесплатный транспорт как лекарство для побратима – Балтийское информационное агентство (17.12.2013)
- Бесплатный общественный транспорт в Таллине и Петербурге – minakovas.livejournal.com (dets 2013)
- Подглядели у эстонцев. В центре Петербурга пустят бесплатные автобусы – SmartNews (18.dets 2013)
- http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/tasutauhistransport/g8315s70509 (.mp3)
- В Таллине общественный транспорт стал бесплатным, но только для таллинцев. Возможно ли такое в Петербурге? – Россия-Санкт-Петербург (video)
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- Высокая оценка в далеком Китае – veneportaal.ee
- http://r4.err.ee/uudisklipid?main_id=4383077#8 – Raadio4
- Бесплатный проезд. Вводят в Европе, а в России повышают цены на билеты (.pdf) – Деловая Среда (2012)
- Петербуржцы смогут ездить на автобусах Таллина бесплатно – topspb.tv (02.11.2012)
- http://www.tvc.ru/AllNews.aspx?id=dc3e0923-b8eb-4634-927d-d56109cd17d9&rubid=4C28FDBD-EAB6-4128-8129-69EA9185B838
In Swedish
- http://www.dalademokraten.se/dalarna/avesta/fria-bussar-finns-i-avesta-och-tallinn
- http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/tasutauhistransport/g8315s65200
- http://www.stockholmsfria.nu/artikel/92380
- http://stockholm.etc.se/nyhet/fri-kollektivtrafik-kan-bli-verklighet-i-tallinn
In Finnish
- http://www.aamulehti.fi/cs/Satellite?c=AMArticle_C&childpagename=KAL_newssite%
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In Latvian
- http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/tallinas-piemers-ari-bezmaksas-sabiedriskajam-transportam-japelna.d?id=43006708
- http://www.latvijasradio.lv/zinas/raksts.php?id=0&gr=50
In Lithuanian
- http://www.lzinios.lt/sitemain/Lietuvoje/Talino-meras-judinkite-renovacija
- http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/15057446/Taline.viesasis.transportas.taps.nemokamas=2012-09-20_20-05
- http://www.lrytas.lt/-13457359251344807040-talino-pavyzdys-vilniui-nemokamas-visuomeninis-transportas.htm
- http://www.ebus.lt/lietuvoje-ir-pasaulyje/patirtis/2560-nemokamas-vieasis-transportas-taline-tik-talinieiams-.html
In Danish
In Chinese
- http://www.cdrb.com.cn/html/2013-08/24/content_1910993.htm
- https://toyokeizai.net/preview/cc0f58c6ad3270547bbe776b0ce7f9db1f3558f3
In Flemish
In Polish
- http://regionfan.pl/lubin-estonska-telewizja-o-lubinskich-autobusach/
- http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/artykul/543053,bezplatna-komunikacja-w-tallinie-to-mozliwe,id,t.html?cookie=1
In Portuguese
In Romanian
- 22 aprilie 2015 Estonienii ne studiază transportul
- http://www.agenda.ro/prima-capitala-europeana-cu-transport-public-gratuit/243705
- http://www.corriere.it/cronache/12_marzo_26/bus-le-citta-viaggia-gratis_4d135c62-7745-11e1-93b9-89336e75ab45.shtml
In Slovak
In Serbian
In Ukrainian
Free Public Transport Elsewhere
- The Country Where All Public Transit Is Free (Luxembourg)
- Luxembourg makes all public transport free from midnight
- Free Public Transport in Municipality of Cascais
- Weekend Public Transportation in Tel Aviv
- Besplatan javni prevoz, u Talinu podsticaj za ekonomiju
- http://rs.n1info.com
- Experts meet to discuss future of public transport - FlandersToday
- Free public transport boosts pensioners' well-being - DutchNews.nl
- Public transport subsidies have to increase - MaltaToday.com
- Free public transport to tackle Storrington air pollution - West Sussex County Times
- Paris shows us a clear road to a cleaner future - South China Morning Post
- Paris tackles pollution crisis with free public transport - www.west-info.eu
- Paris gets free weekend public transport due to pollution - Gulfnews.com
- Could offering free travel at weekends help cut pollution in London? - The Guardian
- Paris offers free public transport to reduce severe smog – BBC News
- Dirty air prompts free public transport in Paris – Thelocal.fr
- Free public transport key to sustainability, says specialist - www.bnamericas.com
- Free-for-all: Organizations around the world suppprting free public transport - http://networkdispatches.wordpress.com
- Freeriders see progress in fight for fee-free public transit in Sweden – Thelocal.se
- Residents propose free public transport in Gostyn (Poland) – Eltis.org
- Dubai free transport day cuts CO2 emissions by 10% – Gulf News
- Make all public transport free – The Herald, Scotland
- Hasselt ends free public transport scheme – The Bulletin, Brussels
- Park your car, ride two weeks for free – Yle News
- Free public transport yicket for parking violations in Furth (Germany) – Eltis.com
- Free public transport - struggle in Poland – Freepublictransports.com
- Free public transport for vocational school students and persons with 3rd category disabilities from March 16 in Riga – The Baltic Course
- Linz Fährt Frei – Freepublictransports.com
- Dickson calls for free transport study – Carrick Times
- Free ride – The Budapest Times
- Free Public Transport In Budapest Today, 14 January - xpatloop.com
- For a free public transport in Sofia - Freepublictransports.com
- City’s committee approves free public transport in Riga in exceptional cases - The Baltic Course
- Campaign for free public transport spreads to Bulgaria - Free Public Transit
- Free trips for Leap card users - Herald.ie
- Free Public Transport that works: Learning from Lyon - Network Dispatches
- Commission: increased productivity brings greater welfare - The Copenhagen Post
- EMM opens vehicle test station for free public transport inspections - LookLocal
- News from Belarus - Businessman campaigns for free bus ride - farefreeeu.blogspot.com
- Free public transport in Warsaw on European Car Free Day - Eltis.com
- Riga City Council approves of free public transportation for children in grades 1-12
Last updated: 17.03.2020