The Greens will make real change for Tasmanians struggling with the cost of living by investing $165 million into making public transport free, frequent and reliable.
The Greens support the Rail, Tram and Bus Union’s calls for the Liberal Government to abandon their ill-conceived privatisation plan of Metro Tasmania.
With the release of figures showing only a modest increase in the uptake of bus services since the introduction of half-price bus fares, it’s clear more must be done...
Over the last 16 months there's obviously been a reduction in services in Hobart. How are you getting those services back?
I'm interested in driver numbers, by head count. Is head count how you would measure them, Ms Cooper?
The Tasmanian Greens support Metro workers striking this week for better wages and conditions.
Thank you, minister. We hear from the community that limited reliability is a factor in people choosing not to use buses. We also know that the four ingredients of a good public transport service is regularity, reliability, predictability and being on time. We're not really getting that combination very frequently. It's about as frequent as the bus services at the moment. Where is the real‑time information - what on average are delays to Metro bus services?
Ms BURNET (Clark) - I rise to support this important motion. Our public transport system is so important for the social functioning of Tasmanians. I note the advocacy of the member for Franklin in this space for a very long time and thank him for it. I would like...
We have spoken about the zero-emissions bus trial and then there is the intelligent transport systems project.
We know there is a range of bus stops across Tasmania that are non-compliant with the federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
