And that isn’t likely to change: just seven percent of Germans say they plan to up their use of public transport once life returns to normal. Rural Germans face an even greater challenge if they want to sell their car and switch to public transport. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 22 percent don’t have a nearby connection to a public transport system. An analysis by the National Public Transport Association has found that Germany needs to up its public transport services by 25 percent by the year 2030 in order to tempt more commuters onto the tracks and bus lines. But their cost estimate is that the state would have to more than double its current spending of €25 billion in subsidies to public mobility.

Source: The Local August 31, 2021 10:52 UTC