Interesting point about the negative consequences of having too many choices. That’s not something I’d thought about before but I guess too much choice leads to waste and inefficiency.
Great article Saskya. I too make transport decisions on a range of factors not just cost. I have heard that off peak numbers are up which is actually when we need people to be using the "spare" capacity in the public transport system which often has high fixed costs. Many peak services are full and can't take extra people. Obviously, this doesn't help with busting congestion which was one of the stated aims of the exercise unless people have flexibility in their working hours and can start and finish work later to travel in off-peak. I am looking forward to the final result of the experiment, but I definitely know 50c fares is a topic of conversation every time public transport come up everywhere I go, so everyone knows about it
Yes, cost is only a one aspect. I think it's welcomed by people who already use public transport. So many other factors like you said - having access to frequent reliable public transport is often the first stumbling block in Brisbane. I found this article really interesting with how different people reacted https://mobycon.com/updates/the-mobility-donut-mobility-poverty/
Interesting point about the negative consequences of having too many choices. That’s not something I’d thought about before but I guess too much choice leads to waste and inefficiency.
Great article Saskya. I too make transport decisions on a range of factors not just cost. I have heard that off peak numbers are up which is actually when we need people to be using the "spare" capacity in the public transport system which often has high fixed costs. Many peak services are full and can't take extra people. Obviously, this doesn't help with busting congestion which was one of the stated aims of the exercise unless people have flexibility in their working hours and can start and finish work later to travel in off-peak. I am looking forward to the final result of the experiment, but I definitely know 50c fares is a topic of conversation every time public transport come up everywhere I go, so everyone knows about it
Yes, cost is only a one aspect. I think it's welcomed by people who already use public transport. So many other factors like you said - having access to frequent reliable public transport is often the first stumbling block in Brisbane. I found this article really interesting with how different people reacted https://mobycon.com/updates/the-mobility-donut-mobility-poverty/