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...The relatively small difference between Victoria, where public transport was free, and NSW – where fares remained unchanged – suggests price is not the main constraint on mode shift. Access, travel time, service reliability and the ability to make specific trips appear to matter more.

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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think they were sarcastically paraphrasing the article.

Having read the article now I am mistaken and remain clueless about the comment.

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it's supposed to be a reference to this:

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Might be time to finally watch this.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It still reads more like a response to the article, not to OP.