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For me, personally, 30% of the public transport experience is dictated by IT:

- How many clicks to find the required connection?
- How quickly can I buy the ticket?
- Can I filter out connections with unwanted properties?
- Can I return the ticket via one click up to one minute before the departure?
- Will I be informed about delays?
- Is there easy to understand information about layovers and how to quickly do them? Platform change? Map? Spare time?
- Can I find connections and buy a ticket between all the carriers in the country in one app?
- Can I get automatically discounts when applicable?
- Can I buy an international ticket with the app I already have?

These things are trivial to do right. Relatively to putting on new railway tracks or making trains go 200km/h+. I wish governments would understand that.

Not just Wellington buses. A couple of times last week I was on Tamaki Makaurau / Auckland buses with broken air-conditioning. Was 30+ degrees C inside, and people were getting hot & bothered. Windows were not openable, because why would you if aircon works, right? Right? #publicTransport #Auckland
thespinoff.co.nz/society/19-02

The Spinoff · Boiling on the bus: Dodgy aircon is putting passengers off and drivers at riskBy Shanti Mathias

NSW government and rail unions head back to Fair Work Commission
By Danuta Kozaki and Jean Kennedy

After months of industrial action over a bitter pay dispute, the state government and rail unions will argue their cases before the Fair Work Commission on Wednesday morning.

abc.net.au/news/2025-02-19/nsw

ABC News · NSW government and rail unions head back to Fair Work Commission over industrial action sagaBy Danuta Kozaki

Here's a radical idea: instead of all of this how about creating a society that is not dependent on cars through proper investment in public transport and the 15 minute cities idea? #Transport #PublicTransport #UrbanPlanning

Should older drivers be forced to retest if young drivers face tougher rules?

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home

The Independent · Should older drivers be forced to retest if young drivers face tougher rules? Join The Independent DebateBy Independent

I've just applied for a library assistant position, and for some reason having a Driving License is a requirement of the job.

And I've noticed this more and more often, that being able to drive a car is becoming integral to jobs while we should be going in the opposite direction!

If public transport or cycling or walking isn't reliable enough to complete a job that by all rights shouldn't require a car, then that job needs to be completely reassessed.

One of the things that amazes me in Australia is how consistently we overpay 3x or more for public transport investment. Even compared to the US. Atlanta signed a contract with Stadler in 2019 for 56 metro trains, for $646m. 1 train: $12m. First trains are in service.

Queensland government decided in 2020 to build a train factory to assemble 65 trains. The first train will be built in 2026. Total cost ~$6b USD. 1 train: $93m.

#Australia #PublicTransport

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