Map of current infrastructure improvements

[Zoiks]

My map up of current and near future rail and road projects.
Might have missed a little bit.

I was really surprised when I mapped it out how much of the track is being upgraded

click here!

[Mozz]

Good work Matt - certainly puts it into a perspective seeing it mapped out - in 5 - 10 years time we should have some decent infrastructure

[ozbob]

Thanks Zoiks, very useful!

[stephenk]

Good work Matt - certainly puts it into a perspective seeing it mapped out - in 5 - 10 years time we should have some decent infrastructure

In 5-10 years time their will lots of white elephant road tunnels with few people being able to afford to drive, and a rather lacking public transport infrastructure groaning under the strain of excess passengers!

[O_128]

Agree Shane however you forget that 2 billion people in India and China are only just beginning to enter the Car game and able to afford one. We may still have oil in 20 years but in 10 its going to be quite expensive.

[Fares_Fair]

The Sunshine Coast section is a blank page ... 

[colinw]

The Qld govt is capitalising on this and raising PT fares to reduce the subsidy, thus making PT less costly to taxpayer.

That would be the rhetoric.  The reality is that the 15% compounding fare rises have seen farebox ratio decline slightly.

[colinw]

Farebox ratio is an American term.  Means ratio of fare income to operating costs, i.e. a measure of the subsidy.

Translink's has gone backwards in the last couple of years.

[somebody]

Most of that is due to operational costs blowing out, it seems.

I wonder what has caused that?

[mufreight]

Most of that is due to operational costs blowing out, it seems.

I wonder what has caused that?

Translink ?

[somebody]

Most of that is due to operational costs blowing out, it seems.

I wonder what has caused that?

Translink ?

The will to run largely underutilised PM rocket services seems to have gained momentum.  It's good that PM peak Ipswich services have been stepped up significantly though - a real lack.  And at least you can get on Caboolture and Petrie services also.