Commuters could see half priced public transport fares as Aussie state mulls budget promise
Posted by No2Hypocrites
Commuters could see half priced public transport fares as Aussie state mulls budget promise
Posted by No2Hypocrites
6 Comments
Just make it free already
However “The relatively small difference between Victoria, where public transport was free, and NSW – where fares remained unchanged – suggests price is not the main constraint on mode shift. Access, travel time, service reliability and the ability to make specific trips appear to matter more,” the researchers said.”
We just had a massive fire yesterday that fucked up our oil supplies causing a “mini Hormuz” type situation here (a phrase from the news). In our own state, nonetheless. Surely extending the free PT window, even by another month while the Vic/Fed gov sort that shit out, is the logical smart move?
$6 a day for fares is better than $11 a day, but still a lot. In Canberra and Tassie, I barely paid more than $3 a day for bus rides.
Whether fares are free or discounted, taxpayers are footing the bill, so it’s never truly free!
make it free & unreliable
Too late to make it free after investing so many billions into the Myki system. We need the fares just to pay for the ticketing system now.
This is welcome as the line has always been until recently, the price must increase every year. Even the year when the increases were paused, they increased twice the following year. It’s fairly expensive if you’re travelling to work most days on the train, and is ridiculously poor value for bus rides.
Half price PT would be welcome, but I think in general buses shouldn’t be rated as the same cost as train or trams.