I would have been for it would if it didnt cost 6 quid a day
for a return on the metro to have to stand up there and back.
If public transport was more efficient and reasonably priced I would have no issue with it at all.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 14:45,
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But that was the point was it not?
That Public transport would be improved so you didn't have to stand all the way there and back...
*Confuses*
(, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 14:57, Reply)
This
Everyone I've spoken to said they're voting 'no' because "public transports crap innit?". Yes, that's exactly why we desperately need the £3bn of funding to improve them, then when that's all done (or near enough) the charge would be brought in.
I think it'll come in anyway at some point over the next 10-15 years, but reckon we'll be overlooked for funding because of our refusal to cooperate this time, and PT will remain the same.
Not surprised though.
(, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 15:13, Reply)
To a certain extent yes that is supposed to be the point....................
However, people are not stupid. Nobody believes that the money raised by this is going to be recycled in to public transport. It will just be diverted to other areas.
I have spent most of the last 12 years living in Melbourne where the council spent a shit load of money on some very nice motorways. They put toll gates on them to pay for the cost and also to raise money for public transport improvements. Once the cost of the roads were paid off (6 years ago) they decided it was such a good revenue raiser they were going to keep charging people to use this network of roads. End result a lot of people paying a lot of money every day to go to work and how much improvement has there been to public transport from all of this? None whatsoever. Nothing different would happen here. Its nothing more than a local tax for the people of Manchester.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Fri 12 Dec 2008, 16:42,
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