Why Cheap and Free Transit Isn't What You Think

Making transit cheap and affordable is important! But is that all we need to get more people on to trains and buses? For 13 years, you could ride Vienna's amazing trains (U-Bahn and trams) for €1 per day. But in January 2026, the city said goodbye to this legendary cheap fare. While many cities are looking at low or even free fare transit as a shortcut to more ridership, Vienna serves as a reminder that high ridership and high transit mode share come down to far beyond the price! #urbanman #vienna #wien #ubahnwien #sbahnwien #wienerlinien #urbanplanning #transportationplanning Join Discord Server:   / discord   Watch next: How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network?    • How Budapest Saved Its Tram Network (while...   Why Everyone Takes Public Transit in Singapore?    • How Singapore Gets Everyone to Take Transit   Free Buses Aren't What You Think They Are    • Free Buses Aren’t What You Think They Are   How Seattle Keeps Expanding Its Light Rail?    • How Seattle Built the Fastest Growing Tran...   The Subway Philly Never Built    • The Subway Philadelphia Never Built   Major Sources (Can't Fit All): https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/server/... https://www.wien.gv.at/en/education/h... https://urbact.eu/whats-new/articles/... https://theoverheadwire.com/2025/09/v... https://mediarail.wordpress.com/are-v... https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/... https://futuramobility.org/en/%F0%9F%... https://ecity.solarisbus.com/en/e-mob... https://www.vienna.at/prices-for-annu... https://www.visitingvienna.com/transp... https://www.wien.gv.at/en/transportat... https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/... https://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.p... https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/O... https://navigatemobility.com/viennas-.... https://vienna-solutions.com/portfoli... https://www.forum-media.at/personalve... https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... https://positionen.wienerstadtwerke.a... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.wienerlinien.at/o/documen... https://www.diepresse.com/5911773/neu... https://www.diepresse.com/5912875/u2u... ganz-wien.at/wien/news/jahreskarte-und-fahrscheine-teurer.html https://www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunion... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.statistik.at/en/statistic... https://www.krone.at/3886791#:~:text=... https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en... https://www.theinternational.at/wiene... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3126832/ https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/ticket... https://www.berlin.de/en/news/1027386... https://resources.gpla.co/vienna/hous... https://www.wien.gv.at/verkehr/neuer-... https://www.vienna.at/vienna-at-risk-... https://www.mobilitaetsagentur.at/wp-... https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2... https://www.allplan.com/blog/u2xu5-li... https://theinternational.at/september...    • Vienna's busy metro line U3 (train ASMR)      • Metro in Vienna - Wien - U-Bahn - Subway -...      • Transport in Vienna - Wiener Linien - Metr...      • Wien Praterstern: S-Bahn and U-Bahn      • Trams in Vienna - Strassenbahnen - Wiener ...      • 1000140 Traffic at Lassallestraße, Vienna      • Vienna Casual Morning Ride After Light Rain      • Highlights | Australia 2-0 Türkiye | FIFA ...      • Wiener Öffis: Jahreskarte wird ab 2026 deu...      • Das Linienkreuz U2/U5 und die Visualisieru...      • U2xU5: Die Öffi-Zukunft für Wien      • Unter der Stadt | So entsteht das neue U B...