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SRW wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:43 pm

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Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:35 am

Someone mentioned hearing on the radio about researchers working out a new algorithm to figure out origin/destination data from our metro card. The ABC has done a write up on the study and the government's intentions. Basically more buses, more park-and-rides (and likely thereby more congestion): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-13/ ... s_adelaide

You make it sound like a bad thing to have buses that go from where people are to where they want to be, without having to go somewhere they don't want to be to change bus.

Park-n-ride is a solution for people who recognise that public mass transit is the right solution for the majority of their journey, but the tail is unsuitable. Maybe self-driving personal transport system will change that, but I imagine that a lot of people would feel silly taking a taxi (by whatever branding) to a bus stop or train station.

No, I mostly agree with your first point in terms of transfers, which is why I'm sceptical of park-and-rides (at least when then they're implemented within 15-kms of the city). They might be an acceptable solution for the system we have, but I don't think we should pretend they don't still put people in cars on main roads.

These service disruptions will enable a large proportion of employees to participate in information briefings held by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure with respect to modernising rail services.

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Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:15 pm

Is 'modernising rail services' political spin for privatisation?

Hooligan wrote:Does anyone know where you can get printed timetables these days? I just find keeping one handy helpful when i dont feel like mucking around on the Adelaide Metro website.

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Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:32 pm

SRW wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:15 pm

Is 'modernising rail services' political spin for privatisation?

That is exactly what it is

Hooligan wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:38 am

Does anyone know where you can get printed timetables these days? I just find keeping one handy helpful when i dont feel like mucking around on the Adelaide Metro website.

PeFe wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:59 pm

MetroMate is pretty good.

Adelaide bus patronage down 231,000 trips as critics blame Government policy
4 November 2019, ABC Radio Adelaide

Public transport policies are discouraging patronage in Adelaide, lobbyists say, after Freedom of Information (FOI) figures uncovered a significant decline in bus patronage in the first six months of the year.

Key points:

• Bus patronage is significantly lower in the first half of 2019
• A public transport lobby group blames bus infrequency and fare increases for the drop-off in patronage
• The Transport Minister says the statistics have been cherrypicked

State Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas said FOI figures showed people took 231,287 fewer bus journeys in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2018 (or 25,145,642 trips compared to 25,376,929).

He said it proved the Government's "cuts to public transport were starting to bite", claiming $46 million was taken from public transport in the state budget and that more than 1,200 bus routes had been cut or shortened since January 27.

"It's not a set of numbers that are open to interpretation. It's a statement of fact," Mr Malinauskas told ABC Radio Adelaide.

"That's why we're so concerned about these bus cuts, but what we're particularly concerned about is this Government's public transport policy generally."

In last year's state budget the Government announced it would save $15 million by rationalising under-patronised bus routes, a move the union said would result in the reduction of 1,170 bus routes.

Transport Minister Stephan Knoll has since abolished two-section fares, put on hold plans to lay a much-anticipated railway spur into the heart of Port Adelaide, and announced plans to privatise Adelaide's train and tram services.

January bus trips down '190,000'

Mr Knoll told ABC Radio Adelaide that 190,000 fewer trips were recorded in January alone, pointing out the lion's share of 231,000 reductions occurred before the Government's changes to bus routes from January 27.

"There are fluctuations and movements across the different modes across the different networks," he said.

"Public transport is higher on weekdays verses the weekend so if months have more weekdays verses the weekend, they'll have higher patronage from year to year.

"You have to look at trainline closures, bus substitutes that run when train lines are being upgraded and how that impacts on figures, overall trends and hot weather.

"You can't cherrypick small sample-sized statistics."

But Mr Malinauskas said the Government also made a different and "peculiar" round of cuts to the bus network in January by "dramatically extending the Christmas timetable period into January".

"As a consequence it was also affected," he said.

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ChillyPhilly wrote:It's forever a pipe dream with a Liberal government, but I'd love to see the benefits of public transport in Adelaide promoted - on TV, on the radio, in media in general. Let the service actually be marketed.

I'm tired of us being the worst drive-to-work city in the country. Our culture in this regard is terrible.