Well it'd be nice if it were "more public" or more extensive.
I don't have direct access to public transport. I thought I did when I moved here, but turned out to be a PRIVATE bus company. And that makes a huge difference. Just to get to Glendale costs me $2 concession one way. Once I get there I can go anywhere (including down to Sydney) on the buses/trains/ferrys for $2.50, because I'm a disability allowance.
Now you'd think that wouldn't be such a big issue, but it is. The private bus company doesn't run onpublic holidays, and the latest bus home is about 7pm on weekdays. If I could catch a public bus from where I'd live, I'd use it a lot more than I do now. That's the main reason I still keep a car running, even though (just right now) the engine's blowing A LOT of smoke - something I'm unhappy with, but don't have the resources to fix.
If the pubic bus came here at decent hours, I'd do food shopping via it; I'd go to uni via it (even though it would take 3 times longer). But it doesn't, so I HAVE to run a car as long as I can.
Public Transport
I don't have direct access to public transport. I thought I did when I moved here, but turned out to be a PRIVATE bus company. And that makes a huge difference. Just to get to Glendale costs me $2 concession one way. Once I get there I can go anywhere (including down to Sydney) on the buses/trains/ferrys for $2.50, because I'm a disability allowance.
Now you'd think that wouldn't be such a big issue, but it is. The private bus company doesn't run onpublic holidays, and the latest bus home is about 7pm on weekdays. If I could catch a public bus from where I'd live, I'd use it a lot more than I do now. That's the main reason I still keep a car running, even though (just right now) the engine's blowing A LOT of smoke - something I'm unhappy with, but don't have the resources to fix.
If the pubic bus came here at decent hours, I'd do food shopping via it; I'd go to uni via it (even though it would take 3 times longer). But it doesn't, so I HAVE to run a car as long as I can.