Exploring the Debate on Free Public Transport and its Financial Implications

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Exploring the global trend of free travel schemes, the episode delves into Kansas City's struggle with sustainability as funding for their fare-free transport system dwindles, raising questions about the long-term viability of such initiatives worldwide.

Some cities around the world have decided to make public transport free. Services can range from local bus routes to shopping malls to city-wide transit. We're in the rich nation of Luxembourg which became the first country to introduce free public transport nationally, as well as in Delhi where women can travel for free in an effort to boost the numbers of women in the workforce. We're also hearing from Kansas City where the funding model is running out for a scheme introduced four years ago. Produced and presented by Daniel Rosney

Image:A woman boards a bus in New Delhi in October 2019, following a Delhi goverment travel scheme distributing free bus tickets for women. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)