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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Matthew Ryan-Sykes calls for free public transport

Time for a last word | Sunshine Coast Politics | Local Politics in Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast Daily: "Matthew Ryan-Sykes said he was the only mayoral candidate interested in an affordable, sustainable future for the region and believed public transport was a key issue.

"I'm looking at free public transport for commuters," he said."

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Norway Christian Democratic Party advocates free public transport

Vil ha gratis kollektivtransport

Plank Oslo agrees wholeheartedly with her in it. Christian Democratic Party seems to have come at a better mind and they should be commended for! Among the 160 improvement proposals in the report Cure 2020 we find the free public transport. And we're pleased to say that we now have a parliamentary party that takes free public seriously, and who see the role it has in the future of cities.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Chilton enters 20th year in local government

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Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton checks the results of Tuesday’s elections. Chilton has served Carrboro and Chapel Hill for 20 years.

The Daily Tar Heel :: Chilton enters 20th year in local government: "“I got involved in local government when I was a student activist at UNC,” Chilton said. “And I was doing a lot of stuff that involved thinking globally but acting locally.”"

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Free-Transit Advocate Bill Bell wins re-election

Bell wins re-election; Durham approves tax hikes - Elections - NewsObserver.com: "Durham Mayor Bill Bell overwhelmed challenger Sylvester Williams in his bid for a sixth consecutive term today. With 61 of 62 precincts reporting, Bell had 82 percent of the vote to 18 for Williams."

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Saxmaniac for mayor - News1130 - free-transit advocate

Saxmaniac for mayor - News1130: ""The whole linchpin of my candidacy is free transit. Transit fees are a tax on the poorest members of society who are doing the most environmentally-friendly activity."

He points out it's already been done in Hasselt, Belgium. "They've had free transit for 15 years. Tourism is up. People have more money to spend on small items like coffees and pizzas and that.""

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Free-public-transport party wins big in Berlin

by Christine Lepisto, Berlin on 09.25.11

Image: Pirate Party/Susanne Graf
As the rest of the world was celebrating talk like a pirate day, the Pirate Party won its first seats in the Berlin state elections.
In Germany, any party winning more than 5% of the votes is entitled to a share in government. With 8.9%, the Pirate party lands 15 seats in the state government, among them 19-year-old Susanne Graf (pictured above), who will be the youngest representative when session opens in October. Is this the beginning of a new kind of politics? Is the Pirate party walking a green plank?

The Greenest Planks of the Pirate Party Platform

Probably the greenest plank proposed in the Pirate program calls for free public transport, and activates against expanding highways through the city. Free public transport speaks for itself as a green platform. Thoughts on how to suppress highway construction projects rest on the main Pirate plank: make the contracts transparent, so the big money cannot win behind closed doors, and give people a direct vote on whether such projects should proceed. [emphasis added]

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