Mainz - Mayor Haase: Free public transport costs 25,000 euros per Saturday
The project of free public transportation in Mainz, which starts in July and takes place on the first Saturday of each month, costs the city approximately 25,000 Euros per day, according to Mayor Nino Haase's statements to the German Press Agency in Mainz. This amount is due to missing revenues that would then be charged by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund.
With the free use of bus and train on the first Saturday of each month, Haase aims to reach people for whom public transportation is otherwise not an alternative. In general, the goal is to bring people into the city center. The project will be continuously evaluated in cooperation with the Rhein-Main University in Wiesbaden, said the non-partisan politician.
The initially one-year-long action starts on July 6 and applies to all bus and tram lines in the Mainz city area from the first ride in the morning until the end of operations at night.
Despite the costly elections in Rhineland-Palatinate's municipality, Mainz's Mayor Nino Haase advocates for other initiatives, such as the free public transportation project. This project, implemented in municipalities across Rhineland-Palatinate, aims to promote societal engagement by making public transportation more accessible, especially for those living in Mainz's municipality. The impact of this initiative, including its impact on other municipalities, will be studied by the Rhein-Main University in Wiesbaden.
