Seoul to Offer Free Bus and Subway Fares to Fight Pollution
I predict that this program will make no perceptual difference to the amount of pollution in Seoul because of how much of it comes from China, but it does cause the perception the government is “doing something”:
Seoul will provide free public transportation during commuting hours when the fine dust level goes beyond certain levels starting next month, as part of its efforts to curb air pollution.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday the rush-hour fare exemptions for bus and subway passengers will be introduced to encourage half of commuters driving to work to voluntarily leave their cars at home based on odd-even number plates.
The new program will take effect from July when the daily average density of ultra-fine dust in the capital area goes beyond 50 micrograms and is forecast to be in excess of the level until the next day.
In order to boost citizens’ participation, the city government will provide free bus and subway transport during commuting hours — from the first train or bus to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., though some critics say the measure appears inefficient as the standard is set too high. [Yonhap]
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It is not free, it will be taxpayer funded. Koreans forced to pay because of Chinese pollution, Moon is an idiot.
So many people forget where gummint money comes from… and the “shrinkage” induced by having to pay multiple bureaucracies to “manage” it…
Moon might not be the guy in the ID Ten-Tee box here. That title goes to those who elected him.
What’s the problem? China’s still in the Paris Climate Agreement which is being touted by the left as the solution to everything. We’ll all be dead under a pile of soot and ash in the US while South Korea will need to add a Pixie Dust Index and Unicorn Warnings to their forecasts because it’ll be so great there thanks to Paris.