…The relatively small difference between Victoria, where public transport was free, and NSW – where fares remained unchanged – suggests price is not the main constraint on mode shift. Access, travel time, service reliability and the ability to make specific trips appear to matter more.
Though not an awful article on its own merits (clickbait title notwithstanding), this is not an exception to Bettetidge’s Law
The limited impact of free transit has been well known for decades though making it equal to or more expensive than driving should be considered nothing short of a “let them eat cake”-level national embarrassment
Agree.