"Several mid-size European cities and many smaller towns around the world have converted their public transportation networks to zero-fare. The city of Hasselt in Belgium is a notable example: fares were abolished in 1997, and ridership was as much as "13 times higher" by 2006".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport
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