Biggest fear about #freetransit? People will like it.

If public transit is fare-free, more people will ride. That is the basic fear of autosprawl profiteers. When there are few alternatives to driving an auto, they have no problem getting billions of tax dollars for the for-profit auto and sprawl system, but if more people take public transit, it will threaten their profits. They are scared.

To get cars off city streets and fight pollution, Germany to offer free public transport | Montreal Gazette: "But it could also overburden public transport networks in major cities such as Berlin, Hamburg or Munich that are already bustling during rush hours. The plans, some fear, would result in an exponential rise in associated costs because of costly network expansions."