Buses Boom * Australia - Patrons leave their cars behind
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia -The Age, by Clay Lucas -November 12, 2008: -- Buses, long the poor cousin in Melbourne's transport network, are booming, with new figures showing a 12% jump in patronage in the past year — the biggest increase in the city's history... Eight million trips a month are now made on buses in Melbourne, up from 7 million trips a month last year... The bus industry data, out today, shows that only 20% of Melbourne's population are within 400 metres of a train or tram... The rest must rely on buses — most of which have an average peak-hour frequency of 35 to 40 minutes — if they want to use public transport... The Bus Association of Victoria wants the Brumby Government, in a transport statement it will release next month, to pour money into new bus routes around Melbourne, particularly to growth suburbs and industrial areas... Bus Association spokesman Chris Loader said there was ample evidence that drivers were leaving their cars at home because of rising petrol prices, and because of better frequencies on some bus routes... (Video from YouTube, by nic03, - June 19, 2006: "A Melbourne City Bus Adventure" - I got lost...so I took video. You will see a typical Melbourne town, roundabouts!, Aussie cars, and typical Melbourne homes. They all have fenced in front yards and some people park their cars on their front lawns. I know, it's interesting. )
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