A Radical Decision: the Métropole Aix-Marseille Puts an End to Free Transport
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The metropolis of Aix-Marseille presided over by Nicolas Isnard and in great financial difficulty ends fifteen years of gratuity in Aubagne and that for seniors and children in Marseille, set up last year
DECRYPTAGE - For the sake of savings, Nicolas Isnard wishes to extend this measure to the whole metropolitan area, including Aubagne, where public transport has been free since 2009. Tariff increases are also envisaged.
Nicolas Isnard announced this Thursday, September 24, 2026 the end of free public transport in the Aix-Marseille Metropole in the context of budget savings.
The Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence wants to put an end to the free transport, from Aubagne to Marseille, in order to fill a record deficit. However, as the October 15 vote approaches, some users could keep low rates.
The presentation of the show of the mayors of Bouches-du-Rhône, scheduled for Friday 25 September in Salon-de-Provence, was an opportunity for Nicolas Isnard to raise the thorny question of the budget of the Métropole, of which he is the president.
The City of Aubagne has reacted strongly to the announcement by the President of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, Nicolas Isnard, to put an end to the free public transport on the territory of the Country of Aubagne and the Star. The municipality denounces a decision taken " brutally", "without consultation" and the social, economic and environmental consequences [...]
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