What Brisbane's ferries can teach us about funding public transport

By Barbara T.h. Yen, Griffith University
Updated October 24 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 23 2014 - 9:02am
A CityCat on the Brisbane River. Photo: Harrison Saragossi
A CityCat on the Brisbane River. Photo: Harrison Saragossi
A CityCat In the Brisbane River. 1st of December 2012. Photo: Harrison Saragossi Photo: Harrison Saragossi
A CityCat In the Brisbane River. 1st of December 2012. Photo: Harrison Saragossi Photo: Harrison Saragossi

Traditional funding sources are becoming inadequate to meet public transport demands in Australian cities, despite the broad economic and social benefits public transport brings, such as cost savings associated with reduced traffic congestion, productivity through improved job creation, competitiveness and livability.

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