Resources

This page contains some useful presentations and information about Fare Free public transport across the world.

From the event on 29th September:

The public meeting “Winning free public transport” that Fare Free London held on Sunday 29th September 2024 was successful, with many interesting conversations had.

The speakers have given their permissions for their presentations to be shared, and these are linked below.  The video (of the speakers only, not the audience) will also be shared soon.  The agenda for the day is linked here: Agenda

 

Session 1: The case for free public transport: social justice and climate aims, and why transport workers support it.

Simon Pirani, Fare Free London

Lisa Hopkinson, Transport for Quality of Life

Daniel Randall, Rail Maritime and Transport union, London Transport region activist (in a personal capacity)

 

Session 2: What the academic research says: abolishing fares helps hit climate targets and transport policy aims

Drew Pearce, researcher of sustainable mobility and transport decarbonisation

Pearl Ahrens, Fare Free London

 

Session 3: International experience: the effects of free public transport, and how people have campaigned for it

Daniel Santini, transport researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (by video link)

Jerome Serodio, National Coordination of Collectives for Free Public Transport, France

Ellie Harrison, Get Glasgow Moving, Scotland (by video link)

Mallige, Karnataka Janashakthi, India (by video link)

 

From our friends at Union pour la Gratuité et le Développement des Transports publics (France)

The four-page information sheet here.

 

From our friends at Transport for Quality of Life

Transport for Quality of Life website

Radical Transport Policy Two-Pager #1: We need fare-free buses! It’s time to raise our sights. (2018)

Briefing: A Radical Transport Response to the Climate Emergency. (2019)

 

From our friends at Get Glasgow Moving

Get Glasgow Moving website

Technical Note: How Much Will Free Buses For Glasgow Cost And What Are The Benefits? (Year post 2020)