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> Every major city that tries free transit at scale will eventually snap back to it, because it is the only configuration that does not implode under feedback l
by belter 11mo ago
> Every major city that tries free transit at scale will eventually snap back to it, because it is the only configuration that does not implode under feedback loops.
Less Jevons Paradox and more Theory of Constraints...
Five million people are not going to descend on Iowa City because buses are free. Luxembourg has full free public transport from buses to trains, with no feedback loops. Same in Tallinn, Estonia capital where is free for residents.