Why free public transport doesn't fix traffic (and what does)

If cars are bad for the climate, and public transport good, what makes people switch? From Jakarta to Tallinn, cities are trying to motivate people by eliminating fares. Let’s check if that works. #planeta #traffic #Mobility We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?lang=en Credits: Reporter: Jonas Mayer Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk, Michael Trobridge Factcheck: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: C40 guide for attractive public transport: https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/How-to-make-public-transport-an-attractive-option-in-your-city?language=en_US The case of public transport for the climate: https://www.wri.org/insights/current-state-of-public-transport-climate-goals EU case study on whether free public transport works: https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/resources/case-studies/free-passenger-transport-exploring-benefits-and-disadvantages_en More on car traffic reduction strategies: https://itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ITDP_TamingTraffic_2021.pdf How ‘induced traffic’ works: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191261510000226 More on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport/publication/transforming-the-urban-space-through-transit-oriented-development-the-3v-approach Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Why we like driving car 04:29 Taking the bus in Jakarta 07:17 Making car use harder 09:34 What now?