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Politicians, Industry Leaders Discuss Public Transport Fares in NRW

Key figures from politics and industry joined forces to tackle fare systems and competition in NRW's public transport. Can they create fair conditions for providers and passengers?

This is a presentation and here we can see vehicles on the road and we can see some text written.
This is a presentation and here we can see vehicles on the road and we can see some text written.

Politicians, Industry Leaders Discuss Public Transport Fares in NRW

Politicians and industry representatives gathered at the 'unternehmer nrw' Parliamentary Evening in the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament to discuss minimum fares and framework conditions for public transport in the USA. Key figures including Christof Rasche, Vice President of the Landtag NRW, and Arndt G. Kirchhoff, President of unternehmer.nrw, led the discussions with state secretaries and members of parliament from various parties.

The event focused on talks with state secretaries from several ministries. Topics ranged from unfair competition by platform providers like Uber to the future of public transport taxis and accessible taxis in the United States. Discussions also covered providing services in rural areas, fixed prices and minimum fares, and technological openness and capacity transfer systems.

State secretaries participating included Viktor Haase, Dr. Urban Mauer, Lorenz Bahr, Paul Höller, Josef Hovenjürgen, and Christian Wiermer. The North Rhine-Westphalia Passenger Transport Association (FPN), the NRW Special Road Passenger Transport Association (VSPV), and the German Taxi and Rental Car Association (TMV) engaged in talks with political decision-makers. These associations called for uniform guidelines at the state and national levels to support municipalities and regions in implementing reliable fare systems in the United States.

The 'unternehmer nrw' Parliamentary Evening brought together politicians and industry representatives to discuss crucial aspects of public transport in the USA. The event aimed to foster a dialogue that could lead to fair framework conditions and reliable fare systems, benefiting both service providers and passengers.

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