Wellington already has the highest farebox recovery of any region in the country, and there are strong signals that ability to pay is stopping modal shift to public transport. In this time of rising costs, decreasing employment, any fare rise will be counter productive, and will inhibit patronage growth. Any movement towards public transport from car use, brings of course benefits to the whole community through fewer accidents, improved health outcomes from decreased pollution and increased activity.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 03:41:55 +0000
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