Always thought I could rely on public transport to get places and it would be better for the environment, but fuck has it become too shit recently.
Here's my morning on public transport.
- Leave the house at 6.30 cause I need to walk 45 minutes to the bus station as the bus stop near my house doesn't have any buses operating that early.
- Wait around at a bus stop for typically 20 minutes because the bus is almost always late, though sometimes it throws a curveball and leaves a couple of minutes early. Brilliant.
- While waiting breathe in a ton of cigarette smoke from morons with no shame.
- Then get on the bus and go on an incredibly inefficient route as not enough people use it.
- Arrive at your destination after a total just shy of two hours including walking versus about 30 minutes to get there directly by car.
- Getting back is even worse as somehow the bus is even less reliable. I'm standing freezing for almost 40 minutes waiting for it to arrive. Feel like a twat.
Public transport is absolute doggy shit. I'm buying the smallest car I possibly can and only using it for long routes, but that's cause I don't want to waste three hours of my life every working day. AITA? What would you do?
I'm keen on applying for a position with Scotrail as this sector really interests me however i'd like to hear what it's like being a QS in this sector?
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I don't like transperth at all, sorry. I know it's not the worst transport system ever but that doesn't mean it deserves to be shielded from criticism.
I hated going to school on it, because what should've been a 10 min car ride became an hour long transport journey.
But it's very clear from observation that urban sprawl planning is based around car infrastructure rather than public transport. In other words, the city isn't built for public transport at all and what exists is a measly attempt to try and accommodate PT around an incompatible city,
But I saw this video that piqued my interest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELy9fOX8vtc&ab_channel=PolyMatter. If you dont wan't to watch the full 10 min video the gist of it is pretty much that the Hong Kong transport system owns the land around their entire station and then leases the land out to businesses (mainly retail) to make a profit. Making it one of the few transport systems to actually make a profit.
My suggestion/question is, whats stopping Perth from doing something similar with their new stations? It seems like a great idea, and I would have to assume that many transport ministers around the country would be aware of Hong Kong's system and wonder why they haven't tried to implement it.
I can see easy accessibility to shops and work, creating so much business and easing the use of public transport.
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