It looks like Adelaide is having a crack at the very successful Perth model
(as long as they do it properly):
Overhaul aims to boost Adelaide public transport usage with bus, tram,
train integration
Matt Smith, The Advertiser
April 19, 2019 7:08pm
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- Adelaide City Connector bus could be scaled back
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/city/adelaide-city-connector-bus-could-be-scaled-back-with-two-routes-facing-the-axe/news-story/1bd170028574de8d65367310e6df2155
- Overhaul eyes multiple public transport options
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/would-you-be-happy-to-hop-on-and-off-multiple-public-transport-options-to-get-to-work/news-story/5138f602731823531e9fd341548a0179
Bus passengers will be forced to transfer to trains and trams under a
proposed public transport overhaul aimed at reversing declining patronage
and getting commuters to their destination faster.
The State Government will today release the first of two tenders for
operation of the metropolitan bus system.
A key part of the lucrative contracts — expected to cost taxpayers $1.5
billion over eight years — would be that operators work within a system
whereby commuters would be forced to hop between buses, trains and trams to
speed-up travel times.
Bus passengers would be forced to transfer to trains and trams under a
proposed transport system overhaul.
This ambitious and likely contentious plan is being considered by the
Government’s new South Australian Public Transport Authority, which has
been asked to draw upon experience of other cities where commuters commonly
use multiple modes of transport for one trip.
Transport Minister Stephan Knoll told *The Advertiser* the tender was the
“single biggest lever” the Government had to pull to provide better public
transport.
“Over the last three years we’ve seen a decline in bus patronage across our
network,” Mr Knoll, pictured, said.
Transport Minister Stephan Knoll
“At around 8 per cent, Adelaide has one of the lowest rates of public
transport usage in the country and the highest percentage of people who
choose to drive to work of any capital city.
“We also have the worst level of integration between the different modes of
public transport.”
Transport department figures show there were 49.6 million paid bus trips
last financial year, down 0.55 per cent on a year earlier and 1.16 per cent
on 2015-16. The department said total paid public transport patronage had
declined by 1.34 per cent between 2016-17 and 2017-18, but it was unable to
provide a figure for the total number of trips.
Mr Knoll said only “incremental” changes had been made to the public
transport network over the past 20 years.
“I think it’s fair to say that we’re not getting the results we want with
respect to customer satisfaction and patronage levels,” he said.
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The successful company, or companies, would have to offer more frequent and
faster services and scrap poorly used routes.
They would also have to be responsive to social and technological changes
and reduce the cost of delivering services.
The first tender will service the eastern and western suburbs, the O-Bahn
and the Adelaide Hills. The second tender, to be released in July, will
cover the rest of metropolitan Adelaide.
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