The Christmas season and waves of sickness brought the German public transportation system, Deutsche Bahn, to the edge of collapse this year, frustrating millions of Germans.
of carbon emissions by some important measures, less than 1/4th as many emissions as the average US American. Under war and pandemic conditions, public transit allows for better conservation of energy and insulates vulnerable and lower-income communities from inflation and shortages of vehicles or vehicle parts that characterize recent years. With fully electrified trains powered by green energy and surging supplies of electric buses, the Bahn is moving Germany’s climate agenda forward.
The Bahn also helps Germany’s disproportionately migrant background, non-white, lower income communities. It is accessible for a fraction of the cost of a vehicle and the accompanying insurance and fuel costs, and can be very comfortable and allow for work during commutes and travel. Public transit use reduces air pollution — far higher in non-white, migrant areas — and does not require a drivers license, which is expensive and complicated to get in Germany — a major challenge for migrants.
The Bahn has not only suffered through cancelled trains this holiday season. With workers also missing in administration and information systems, the Deutsche Bahn App and train station displays have been unable to accurately report what rides are and are not running — a logistical nightmare for travelers. The Bahn app is a usually-reliable and globally exceptional tool that incorporates train, bus, tram, and ferry systems, and accounts for delays better than Google Maps or other competitors.
If implemented, the ticket could be a historic development for German transit. For over a thousand years — well back into Holy Roman Imperial history — current day Germany was divided into various small political entities, and complicated tolls and transport regulations worsened German life. German rail transit today remains a fragmented service for the end user.
The Bahn will no doubt continue to face difficult challenges, above all chronic under-investment. Germany
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