Washington DC mayor fights for fare-free public transit

With Only 99 Days of Free Circulator Left, @MayorBowser Urges Council to Make Washington, DC a Leader in Free Public Transportation by Permanently Eliminating Fares pic.twitter.com/CQptCXfKjX

— Mayor's Office of Community Affairs (@DCMOCA) June 24, 2019

Majority of Americans want their taxes to pay for better #publictransit

smartcities 74% of Americans want Congress to slightly or significantly increase spending for public transportation, according to a survey conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

US putting all its eggs in the oil basket, planning to kill #publictransit

Public transit officials are ‘struggling to understand’ Trump’s proposed cuts - The Washington Post: "Trump’s budget — which will almost certainly be altered by Congress — proposes cuts as high as nearly $52 billion to transit-oriented grant programs like Capital Investment Grants and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, as well as funding for Amtrak and Washington’s Metro system."

United States as energy exporter: Is it "fake news"?

Resource Insights: : "For example, the claim that the United States is an exporter of crude oil is true. But that claim is entirely misleading. While the United States exports about 1.5 million barrels a day (mbpd) of crude oil, it also imports 7.5 mbpd. That puts the net imports of crude oil at about 6 mbpd. (All numbers are four-week averages as of February 23.) This reality is simply not conveyed by the unqualified statement that the United States is an oil exporter. Those making such a claim either haven't done their research, are sloppy writers or intend to mislead.

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How to boil a frog

Stop the beatings, make #publictransit fare-free

At what point @wmata, @ATULocal689, and @JackEvansWard2 does this have to escalate to for the three of you to sit down and realize this broken windows policing ain't working and is hurting? I'm waiting...🙄🤔 This woman had a one card. SHE HAD FARE! #DoBetterWMATA pic.twitter.com/gk0FzREt81

— Save Our System (@Save_metro) February 11, 2018

Germany to fight pollution with free public transportation

(Source: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis/Modified by Gene Thorp for The Washington Post)

The Washington Post : "“We are considering public transport free of charge in order to reduce the number of private cars,” three German government ministers wrote in their recent letter to the E.U., according to AFP. “Effectively fighting air pollution without any further unnecessary delays is of the highest priority for Germany.”"