If York catches a bus to work, it takes more than an hour. It takes just 25 minutes for him to drive
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Differing promises for roads and public transport have become key points of contention and difference between ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens in the coming territory election.

The car remains most Canberrans’ preferred mode of travel, and according to the Climate Council, the city has the lowest use of shared transport of any Australian capital.

The Climate Council attributes low shared transport usage to a lack of services in Canberra’s spread-out suburbs.

Some experts conclude the only proven solution to congestion is charging people a fee to drive into the centre of the city, as seen in London and New York.

  • tauOPMEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Public transport in this area is indeed less attractive if you have any other form of transport, particularly if you live on one side of the ACT/NSW border and commute to the other. Google reckons for example that it’d take me a bit over an hour to get to either of my usual work sites on a bus compared to the 15-20 minutes it takes me normally.

    Not mentioned (like usual) is motorbikes as an alternative to cars. The space advantages when it comes to both on road and parking are obvious compared to the usual one person per car (and they use less resources to make, particularly when it comes to EVs) so you’d think anyone actually worried about congestion would do more to encourage their use.