It's the night before the election, Jan 30th, 2015 and we're disappointed that the ALP and LNP left the affordability crisis in South East Queensland off their campaign agendas. Promised policy statements never appeared and no debate could take place.
The Translink Ripoff team have been bouncing around some ideas and below you can read the values we want politicians to take on board. We will assess what policy and commitments have been put forward against our values and give you an honest assessment of each party in our next post.
Fairness
High fares, tiny and complex zones, disappearing services, and
cumbersome bureaucracy (TTCC) make us all struggle, but the people
who struggle the most are the unemployed and under employed, many of
whom can’t afford transport, or are forced to severely limit
their transport use. Fairness can only happen when politicians make
plans with battlers in mind.
The people of SEQ know that their public transport system is woefully
inadequate and far too expensive. And yet Translink and State
Government’s selective and strategic use of statistics and design
of survey parameters suggests the opposite. No amount of spin
or advertising is going to fix the system. We need politicians to be
upfront and face reality. Politicians need to do what needs to be done to get to a decent system, and that starts with honesty.
Public transport needs to deliver the services that people want. The
best way to find out what the people want is to talk to us. Ask us
about the services we want delivered, let us talk to the planners, and listen for our answers.
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