Can you imagine doing this in the USA where cars are king! If you made people walk or cycle, given the massive rate of obesity in the US, the heart attack rate would spiral out of control!
Thus far, the most sensible idea I have seen is in Luxembourg where the government have made all forms of public transport; buses, trams and trains, absolutely free! Just for the real pedants, I will add that there is still a modest fare if you wish to travel 1st class on the trains which I sometimes do as it generally keeps me away from people coughing!
@Paulos_the_fog - Our city was about to begin free bus service (they announced it with great fanfare), but they just announced they had to scrap it because the downtown office vacancy rate hasn’t bounced back from COVID, and they’re not going to have the tax revenue to pay for it.
@Paulos_the_fog It's just been "confirmed", as we all knew already, that "eat out to help out" killed people by spreading covid. What are the death and disablement (long covid) figures for free public transport?