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Charge a tax per kilometer/mile driven for vehicles with batteries, hydrogen, NG, or internal combustion and all commercial vehicles reported and paid monthly.
Suddenly public transit will flourish.
Not just that, a tax on ownership of a car as well.
The funds can then to go making public transit free for all, and improving its punctuality, availability, and comfort.
Since it's free at use and provided for by taxes, it will encourage a ton of people to use public transit.
And if you buy a bike, you get a subsidy.
Every transport costs something. Making public transport completely free can be a recipe for a financially troubled public transport company, and since no-one pays anyway (so no one actively decides to use PT over other means) there is little incentive to the public transport company to make it more reliable, higher comfort etc.
Public transport should be very affordable (and for sure way cheaper than private car usage), but not completely free. The only free thing is walking.
You're aware that taxes exist, right? They can be funded through those.
Besides, it's best to stop focusing on money like it's a holy cow ... focus on community and accessibility instead: and that is where public transit shines. It makes everything accessible.
A monetary value on transportation provides information about needed and desired routes. Without such information a PT company runs empty busses to empty stops, just for the subsidies.
The best way of funding PT is a combination of taxes and ticket income.