According to the Minister of Sustainable Mobility of the Basque government, “it is not a measure for a few months.” As for the possibility of extending free access to 15 years, as approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers of the Spanish government, García indicated that they will study this.
The Euskadi Transport Authority (ATE) yesterday agreed to the introduction of free public transport for children up to 12 years old, a measure that is “here to stay”. “The most important thing is to emphasize that it is a measure that has been positively received and that it is a measure that will remain in Euskadi, that it is not something that is for a few months, but that it is already there: it is on way to respond to a bonus model for private transport”. This has been confirmed by the Minister of Sustainable Mobility of the Basque Government, Susana Garcia Chuecainterviewed on Radio Euskadi.
As announced yesterday, García explained that the measure will be implemented “gradual” because “each territory has a different reality and the different territorial managers will have to “make the right decisions” in their decision-making areas. “We want to implement it gradually, but we don’t want to expand it over time. It is clear that these measures require technical adjustments,” he clarified.
Regarding the possibility of extending the free up to 15 years oldas approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers of the Spanish Government, García indicated that the ATE will “analyze the decree and the possibilities to implement the measure” in the BAC.
Looking ahead to 2025, the Ministry of Sustainable Mobility has set the target of the interoperability of the Barik (Bizkaia), Mugi (Gipuzkoa) and Bat (Álava) cards in all modes of public transport in the Basque Country, something the consultant believes: “It will become a reality next year.”
Source: EITB
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