tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post4182626559994428895..comments2023-12-09T20:20:20.187+10:00Comments on BrizCommuter: Brisbane - Congestion CapitalBrizCommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579844974945172195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-8651092159738973042013-09-07T10:31:06.931+10:002013-09-07T10:31:06.931+10:00Interesting comments by Rail Back on Track in Toda...Interesting comments by Rail Back on Track in Today's Courier-Mail. It may go someway to explaining why congestion is just getting worse and why there doesn't seem to be any real attempt to reduce it.<br /><br />"But Robert Dow from commuter advocacy group Back on Track said he believed the falling patronage on trains was part of a deliberate strategy to ease pressure on the rail system.<br /><br />"'Falling patronage is artificial because it's induced by high-cost fares. I think that's been quite a deliberate strategy since 2010, to make it costly in order to control patronage,'" Mr Dow said.<br /><br />"'That's not going to last forever because we're looking at an increase in fuel prices, so patronage will climb.'"<br /><br />Now that it seems likely we'll have the backward looking Tony Abbott in as PM, we can kiss good-bye to the cross-river rail scheme (unless the State Government fronts up - which I doubt the current one will, they're priority is their cushy new office development in George Street), and we will see more of "these" types of measures to reduce pressure on the network. It will all come unstuck when fuel prices ultimately rise and they will. We may rue the day that Newman selected the vacilating Scott Emerson as Transport Minister. So far he has shown no backbone in standing up to vested interests (BCC being just one).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770141566960383596noreply@blogger.com