http://www.alexmakin.com.au/2006/01/bus-service-rests-in-government-hands/ Councillor for the Mullum Ward Maroondah City Council Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.alexmakin.com.au/2006/01/bus-service-rests-in-government-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Ari on the web Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.alexmakin.com.au/journal/2006/01/10/bus-service-rests-in-government-hands/#comment-37 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Rather than spending this money on reducing fares, it would be far more productively spent on infrastructure and services for the outer 'burbs: extention of the train line to South Morang, development of the Rowville train line, evening and weekendbus services. This would do plenty to improve patronage, principly because it actually addresses the genuine barriers potential commuters face rather than a simplistic quick fix. Rather than moving away from a user-pays approach, we should be moving toward it: for<!--%kramer-post%--> Rather than spending this money on reducing fares, it would be far more productively spent on infrastructure and services for the outer ‘burbs: extention of the train line to South Morang, development of the Rowville train line, evening and weekendbus services. This would do plenty to improve patronage, principly because it actually addresses the genuine barriers potential commuters face rather than a simplistic quick fix. Rather than moving away from a user-pays approach, we should be moving toward it: for

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