Free public transport for school children in Warsaw from September

“We want students from primary and secondary schools to be able to make free use of public transport from September,” the Warsaw authorities announced on Tuesday. Free travel will become available to more than 150,000 students, which would result in the proceeds from ticket sales dropping by PLN 13 million per year. President of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, stressed that 80 percent of surveyed parents declared that the introduction of free communication would stop them driving their children to school by car. "I hope this will come true," emphasized Gronkiewicz-Waltz. The resolution on free travel is to be considered at the Council of Warsaw in March, the summer holiday would provide time to prepare and deliver travel cards to schools. In Warsaw, according to the city, there are 325 primary schools and 239 middle schools. A survey by the Transport Authority showed that 30 percent of students use public transport to commute to school. Some 41 percent of students get to school on foot, 25 percent are brought by car, and 4 percent use other means of transport, such as bicycle.