Imagine any major city of the world without a public transport network. How do people travel to work, to school, or to see friends and family? What are the effects, if the only transport choice available to a city’s four million citizens is by car? The answer is chaos. A city without public transport is a city that regularly grinds to a halt.
Public transport is crucial to the livability of any city. More than 1.8 million journeys are made on Melbourne’s trains, trams and buses every weekday. However the social, economic and environmental benefits extend beyond those who use it regularly. Here’s a snapshot of the advantages of public transport: