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"The open-air central bus station in Dunkirk feels like a Formula 1 pit lane.
In the space of a few minutes, a dozen pink, green and blue buses speed in and
out, with passengers descending and mounting through all available doors. The
arrivals board, displaying destinations such as Grande-Synthe,
Cappelle-la-Grande and Malo-les-Bains, ticks over so quickly it’s as if drivers
are vying for a podium spot.
As the C4 bus pulls in, a teenage girl with chunky headphones and a mother with
a baby in a stroller are among those to board. But there are no beeps
registering cards, nor the clink of coins used to pay for tickets. Because in
this northern French city, no passenger pays.
“It’s not bad, really not bad,” says Theo, a 23-year-old gardener in the city
and a daily user of the service, in typical French understatement. “You never
have to wait long. There’s less car traffic and less pollution because of it.
And it’s free.”"
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
