It was mentioned this week on HACK that the State Government was cutting the funding on teh Nightline buses in teh Central Coast, and expecting the local council to pick up the tab.
They interviewed people who used teh service and they said that they'd probably "drink and drive" if no service was offered.
They interviewed a local councellor who said he'd be happy to fund it, IF the interviewer could tell him which other council service to cut to do so.
Coming from a "disadvanted suburb" (most of the drains in my street are ditches) FREE public transport (or even ANY public transport that came here) would make a HUGE difference to me! The private bus service that runs here is barely adequate, and even though they try to do their best, it's still very limited.
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Date: 2006-03-11 10:32 pm (UTC)They interviewed people who used teh service and they said that they'd probably "drink and drive" if no service was offered.
They interviewed a local councellor who said he'd be happy to fund it, IF the interviewer could tell him which other council service to cut to do so.
Coming from a "disadvanted suburb" (most of the drains in my street are ditches) FREE public transport (or even ANY public transport that came here) would make a HUGE difference to me! The private bus service that runs here is barely adequate, and even though they try to do their best, it's still very limited.