Re: [AUS] Radio forum on public transport

["joneill" <joneill@netspace.net.au>]

True,

  But the government is in a catch 22, people don't like public transport
here in Melbourne,
  and the city is HUGE (in overall area) compared to other cities in
Australia. So people
  don't use it as much as they should.. government reacts by encouraging
more roads
  and this perpetuates the cycle...

  I think that we should just run public transport at a loss and make it
free...no ticketing
  machines..just go where you want..It would attract a lot more people and
take pressure
  of the roads..

  Which would hopefully take the requirement for spending millions on road
repair  /
  building that could be put back into public transport..

-JohnO