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Public Transportation Should Be Free For All City Residents

With rapid suburbanization and economic growth in most cities globally, the number

of people using personal vehicles for transportation is on the rise. For instance, in the United

States, the number of cars has increased dramatically in the last two decades. Consequently,

there are emerging concerns in regard to air pollution resulting from automobiles emissions.

Stakeholders and environmental agencies have devised various approaches to reducing the

amount of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons that result from combustion of fuel by motor

vehicles. Some of the interventions proposed include a ban on private cars in urban cities and

the introduction of gasoline-powered vehicles. With free public transportation for all city

residents, air pollution, traffic jams, and social inequality will reduce substantially.

Ensuring that all city residents access free transportation services is an effective

approach to decreasing the number of vehicles in the urban areas and subsequently, reducing

environmental pollution. Over 60 percent of the vehicles in cities of the United States at any

instant are private cars heading to and from work (Redman 120). In this view, it is evident

that private cars result in a notable emission of greenhouse gases, which impacts the

environment in a detrimental way. Wolch, Jennifer, Jason Byrne, and Joshua argue that if the

number of private vehicles in cities of the United States can be reduced by 50 percent, the

country can save up to $15miilion spent on regulating air pollution (235). By eliminating

transport fee in cities, air quality in the urban areas will improve as a result of the reduction

of carbon emissions.

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Providing free transport services for city residents acts as a strategy of saving money

spent on road maintenance and fuel. In cities with notable traffic congestion that results from

the influx of private vehicles into the Central Business District, commuters spend a

substantial fraction of their earnings on fuel. For instance, in 2013, the United States citizens

lost approximately $130 Billion on traffic jams nurtured by the ever-increasing number of

private vehicles in the cities (Redman 123). In this perspective, free public transport is a

solution to people who find it difficult to commute without notably reducing their take-home

earnings. In Belgium, a pilot program geared towards evaluating the benefits of free public

transport in cities achieved success in regard to saving money spent on fuel and also in the

maintenance of roads (Wolch, Jennifer, Jason Byrne, and Joshua 240). Free transport services

in cities reduce the number of vehicles on the road and therefore, limiting fuel consumed on

traffic jam and the deflection of pavements layers caused by static loadings.

Ensuring that the public transport for all city residents is free is an approach of

fostering social equality, especially in towns dominated by a poor population. Globally, there

are so many individuals living in cities without vehicles or money to use public transportation

yet they have to get to work. For instance, an average United States citizen without a car

spends at least $ 5000 an annual basis to commute to and from the workplace (Kimbrough

300). In this perspective, the middle and low-income earners are at a disadvantage resulting

in a society dominated by inequality. Some people in cities even cycle to work with a goal of

reducing the burden of transport fee. With free public transport in cities, everyone has equal

chances of going to work regardless of their economic status and thus, reducing inequality in

the society.

Public transportation should be free for all city residents since it is an effective

intervention for reducing air pollution, money spent on fuel, and social inequality. In a free

public transport system, people are discouraged from using private vehicles resulting in

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reduced carbon emission and traffic congestion. Low-income earners also reap huge from

free public transportation in towns. Free public transportation in cities is the next frontier in

environmental conservation and social equality.

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Works Cited

Kimbrough, Sue. "Long-term continuous measurement of near-road air pollution in Las

Vegas: seasonal variability in traffic emissions impact on local air quality." Air

Quality, Atmosphere & Health 6.1 (2013): 295-305.

Redman, Lauren. "Quality attributes of public transport that attract car users: A research

review." Transport Policy 25 (2013): 119-127.

Wolch, Jennifer R., Jason Byrne, and Joshua P. Newell. "Urban green space, public health,

and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green

enough’." Landscape and Urban Planning 125 (2014): 234-244.

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