Premier Steven Miles says pre-election move will save commuters money and boost patronage but transport experts question if funds could be better spent
A bus passes the Caboolture train station, north of Brisbane. The Queensland government has announced it is trialling 50c public transport across the state.A bus passes the Caboolture train station, north of Brisbane. The Queensland government has announced it is trialling 50c public transport across the state.
Customers will still need to tap on and off for their journey using Smart Ticketing, a go card, or by buying a paper ticket, in order to access the reduced fare, the government said. “And if you drive to work, you’re stuck in peak hour traffic every day and paying a lot more than that,” Miles said.“If this is effective, if this reduces congestion and sees lots of people get back on public transport then obviously we’ll consider making it permanent.”
The chair of Queensland’s Transport Academic Partnership, Prof Mark Hickman, said the trial was a great opportunity to find out how sensitive commuters really were to fares and if lower prices would get people out of cars.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“It’s been well known that south-east Queensland has some of the highest public transport fares relatively in the world,” he said.
Terry Lee-Williams, a transport planning veteran and the director of future transport at Aurecon, said Brisbane had a “very low” patronage on public transport and he wasn’t sure the plan would get many people to switch from driving.
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