LUXEMBOURG — Luxembourg will become the first country in the world on Saturday, February 29, 2020, to offer a free public transport system as the government tries to reduce particularly dense car traffic. Some cities have already taken similar partial measures but the transport ministry said it was the first time such a decision would cover an entire country. In Paris, by way of contrast, 68.6 percent of workers use public transport, according to Insee, the French statistics institute. The capital city of Luxembourg, where a tram has been under construction for some years, is notoriously bad for traffic jams. “Systematic and continuous investment is a sine qua non (essential) condition for promoting the attractiveness of public transport,” said transport minister Francois Bausch.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 28, 2020 14:48 UTC