2 Feb 2014: SEQ: TransLink confirm ongoing fare failure and affordability crisis

[ozbob]

Media release 2nd February 2014



SEQ: TransLink confirm ongoing fare failure and affordability crisis in SEQ

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers has said the latest TransLink Public Transport Performance data confirms the ongoing fare failure and affordability crisis for public transport in SEQ (1).

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Despite a committment by Premier Newman in the January 2013 Six Month Action Plan of a new fare structure of public transport in SEQ we continue on with arguably one of the worlds most expensive and bizarre fare structures in use anywhere in the word."

"The latest Affordability KPI from the TransLink Public Transport Performance data again demonstrates an affordability crisis (1) "

"Observations by members out on the network confirm that rorting and fare evasion is widespread (2).  In many cases people are not even bothering to touch on or off."

"Rorting will continue with the go card whilst the fare structure allows it.  Time to fix it and get base fares down, correct the rorting, and drive patronage around the clock.  More of the same failure and continuing fare increases many times the CPI and inflation, much greater than wage and pension increases, is just going to worsen the already rock bottom fare affordability in SEQ."

"No doubt the January 2014 Affordability KPI will be horrendous."

References:

1. http://translink.com.au/sites/default/files/assets/resources/about-translink/reporting-and-publications/open-data/2013-dec-snapshot.pdf page 14


http://backontrack.org/docs/tl/affordabilitydec13.jpg

2. Rorting vs. fare evasion  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=10520.msg138421#msg138421

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

Discussion --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=10048.msg138556#msg138556

[Jonno]

Every trip made by car instead is costing us 3 times the subsidy!!!!