Australians love their cars and drive them in ever-increasing numbers. We hate traffic jams but we don’t use public transport. Is there any way out of this mess?
Need to catch a train but you’ve lost your wallet? Can’t afford a new weekly bus ticket until pay day? Here are some sneaky emergency strategies that you can use to try and score a free trip.
Whenever we’ve rounded up cheap ways to get to and from Australia’s airports, we’ve always noted that the suckiest thing about Brisbane’s Airtrain is that it stops running after 8pm. So the news that its hours are getting extended is welcome.
A global survey by IBM suggests that Mexico City offers the worst commuting experience in the world. But just what factors contribute to making getting to and from work so unimpressive?
From next Monday September 5, operation of Canberra’s airport bus service switches from Deanes to Royale Coach. The timetable stays largely the same, but the price goes up: where the old service was $9 one way or $16.20 return, the new one is $10 one way or $20 return.
We mentioned the unofficial Tram Hunter application last week, but Metlink Melbourne is also beta testing an official Android app that covers trams, trains and buses. Based on the user comments to date, the app definitely deserves its ‘beta’ label, but at least it’s a start.
When we mentioned Google Maps finally getting to add Melbourne public transport, several commenters and emailers pointed out the existence of the unofficial-but-useful Tram Hunter app. We actually featured this back in June last year, but we’re happy to mention it again for Melbourne residents or visitors looking for tram information on their Droid. [Tram Hunter]
Sydney Ferries has offered Wi-Fi on its services since February, but when the launch first happened, it didn’t include services along the Parramatta River. The good news is that has changed, with Parramatta services now offering free Wi-Fi for travellers as well. The bad news is that the data limits for daily use are being more strictly enforced.
The lack of public transport information on Google Maps for Australia’s major cities is a sore point we frequently return to, so it’s good to hear that the Victorian government is finally moving forward with plans to make its timetable information available to Google.
Hot on the heels of adding carbon impact calculations, our favourite multi-modal transport search site rome2rio has added a bunch of extra train and ferry data.
