Thursday, July 21, 2011

Spanish City Offers Lifetime Tram Passes in Exchange for…Cars


In the Spanish city of Murcia, the local pollies have come up with a unique solution to their burgeoning congestion problem.

Residents have the opportunity to trade in their cars for a lifetime pass on the city’s newly introduced tram system. Severiano Arias, the director of Murcia Transvia Society, explains:

“The point is to take cars out of circulation for the environmental benefits this brings. So we are only accepting working cars not ones ready for scrap heap because that would not serve any purpose.”

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