{"id":162336,"date":"2024-04-16T12:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T03:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=162336&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-16T12:14:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T03:14:52","slug":"350-million-yen-boost-for-kitakyushu-economy-from-public-transport-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/350-million-yen-boost-for-kitakyushu-economy-from-public-transport-day\/","title":{"rendered":"350 Million Yen Boost for Kitakyushu Economy from Public Transport Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City&#8217;s &#8220;Free Public Transport Day,&#8221; held on three Sundays from September to November last year, generated an economic impact of approximately 350 million yen. The initiative, designed to encourage use of public transportation post-COVID, doubled the user rates compared to the same period in the previous year, and significantly boosted local business revenues. This event involved several modes of transportation including buses, a monorail, and a ferry service, highlighting a successful model of promoting urban mobility and local commerce. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240415\/5010024046.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"350 Million Yen Boost for Kitakyushu Economy from Public Transport Day\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_kitakyushu-kokura-station_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu City&#8217;s &#8220;Free Public Transport Day,&#8221; held on three Sundays from September to November last year, generated an economic impact of approximately 350 million yen. The initiative&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":153609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-162336","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/162336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}