Half-price fares are not enough to encourage more people onto public transport, according to a report by Waka Kotahi New zealand Transport Agency.<\/p>\n
The report,\u00a0*Impact of Half-Price Public Transport Fares – A Research Note*, published in February 2022, showed bus patronage in Wellington and Christchurch matched 2019 rates, but largely remained below pre-Covid-19 levels even since the introduction of half price fares.<\/p>\n
On Auckland trains, patronage had not yet rebounded to pre-Covid-19 levels in 2019, or during the same period in 2021.<\/p>\n
People who already relied on public transport, like city-dwellers, people with disabilities, and those without cars, were benefiting from cheaper fares by saving money and choosing to travel more often.<\/p>\n
But for others, low fares were not enough to make the switch – even if it meant the journey would cost less than taking the car.<\/p>\n
Many considered the bus an \u201cunrealistic alternative\u201d, as it was not close by or the journey would take too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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