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Here late at night to whine about our late night public transport service. Last year I went to the /r/brisbane art show at Woolloongabba. I live in St Lucia, which is a convenient bus trip through the busways away. But after that event, I ended up walking ~4 km home because the buses were not operating at that time through the busways, and instead I would have had to take a different (much less frequent) bus into the CBD, followed by a walk, followed by another (infrequent) bus home.
Tonight was the next time I was at the Gabba since then. And again I've ended up walking home because an hour-long walk still managed to be faster than the massive detour via the CBD (and significant delay waiting for once-hourly buses).
It has a fucking stupid name, but assuming they don't end up cutting back on their promises even more than they already have, the Brisbane Metro should be such an enormous boon to our public transport service.
Should have taken a scooter! Fun, and practical.
Also insanely expensive (RIP CityCycle) and most importantly, dangerous and illegal to use while significantly over the limit.
Is it expensive? I've only ridden them for fun so don't actually know what it would cost for a genuine commute.
When the system they replaced cost $2 for as many trips as you want in a 24-hour period, and even the much-criticised expensive Translink fares cost $4.34 in the worst case for such a distance (and the trip I took specifically would have cost $2.84, had buses been running), and these things cost upwards of $15 for a short 4k trip, it's an insanely expensive option.