How is Tallinn offering free-fare public transport? | Navigating Urban Transit with George Liu

If you want to know more about Multimodality, register now to our free online course, “Multimodal transport: why a diversity of modes for healthy cities?” here: https://bit.ly/3LPHaZC ----- Don't forget to turn on subtitles! ----- How effective can free public transport be in promoting sustainable travel? Tallinn (Estonia) was the first European capital to offer free public transport, and George Liu visited to investigate. By implementing free-fare public transport for its residents, Tallinn has made a bold attempt to improve accessibility and reduce traffic congestion. But is it truly working? Has it been effective in reducing car use? And does it succeed in providing a frequent and reliable service? Join us in this UMX video as we delve into the real-world impacts of Tallinn's free-fare public transport on urban mobility. #tallinn #FreePublicTransport #Multimodality #UMX This episode is the fifth in our series, "Navigating Urban Transit" featuring George Liu. In each episode, George travels to a different European city to discover its public transit system and its unique characteristics. Stay tuned to find out where he will go next! ERRATUM: the b-roll used at 06:23 was shot in Helsinki, not Tallinn! ----- This video was shot in August 2023. Many thanks to George Liu and Jedwin Mok for their tremendous work on this video! ----- Writing: Jedwin Mok, Carrie Jia Video: Jedwin Mok Editing: Jedwin Mok Production: Malaurie Chokoualé, Jana Cotillas, Jedwin Mok Executive Production: Martin Vendel and Gautam Rao Graphic and thumbnail design: FAVO Studio ----- Urban Mobility Explained is powered by EIT Urban Mobility, a European initiative to create liveable urban spaces! This project is co-funded by the European Union. Learn more about EIT Urban Mobility: https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/