Free public transport organizer runs for office in Pakistan

Ghulam Sakina, 85, mother of Jamshed Dasti, a former member of parliament and

election rival of Pakistan's former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, shows

her son's portrait in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Reuters

Pakistan 'Robin Hood' aims to wrest election from rich - Hindustan Times: "Even when he won a National Assembly seat, he continued to work one 15-hour shift a week as an unpaid driver for a free bus service he started. "

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Harvey Milk, #freetransit advocate

San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, and Mayor George Moscone. (Associated Press)

Charles Karel Bouley: Freedom Without Equality Is Just a Medal: "Anyone that saw Milk speak knew one thing: no matter what, he wanted gays and lesbians to have hope. He wanted them to remain hopeful that things can, would and will change if we care enough to change them. He wanted everyone on the bus, championing causes like affordable child care facilities, free public transportation, a board of civilians to oversee police, neighborhood issues, family issues. He wanted his hope to be infectious, and maintained humor by pranking public officials like Diane Feinstein and the mayor and being often outrageous on television or in person in some way."

RALEIGH: Former Pine State Creamery president dies at 81 | Wake County | NewsObserver.com

RALEIGH: Former Pine State Creamery president dies at 81 | Wake County | NewsObserver.com: "Kilgore’s leadership was appreciated in other industries as well. He was an innovator in public transportation. In 1975, he helped transform the city’s failing bus system. As chairman of the Raleigh Transit Authority, he decided to give away free bus rides for a couple of days.

After the free-ride period, several hundred people started taking the bus.

In a 1976 interview, he said, “We are trying to break habits developed since Henry Ford brought on his automobile.”

He helped promote the cost-savings for a family that used public transportation rather than automobiles, and the benefit for low-income families that may not have other options."

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Free transit to clean air? One Utah lawmaker proposes a trial | The Salt Lake Tribune

Free transit to clean air? One Utah lawmaker proposes a trial | The Salt Lake Tribune: "The Wasatch Front Regional Council has figured, according to Briscoe, that if transit ridership doubled, it would decrease particulate pollution from vehicles by 2.2 percent and overall pollution by 1.1 percent."

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#freetransit advocates - Socialist Party of Ontario, has first candidate

Socialist Party of Ontario: "The SPO wants to congratulate Andrea Gar Quiano on her confirmation as our first official candidate in the next provincial election. She will be running in Peterborough."

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Seattle Transit Union Endorses Socialist Kshama Sawant for State House

Seattle Transit Union Endorses Socialist Kshama Sawant for State House: "Sawant advocates reversing the $10.5 billion in budget cuts to public services that her opponent Democratic Representative Jamie Pedersen and the Democratic Party-majority state government have implemented during the economic crisis. In fact, Sawant calls for expanding funding to make public transit free, environmentally sound, and extremely convenient for commuters. Seattle has the 4th worst traffic in North America because its transit system is centered around private cars, which is also disastrous for the climate change crisis. "

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UK: Salford Mayoral candidate advocates free public transport

A manifesto for a prosperous Salford | UK news | guardian.co.uk: "End Salford's public transport rip off and campaign for free public transport for all."

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