Party’s policies include allowing pets on all buses, trains and ferries, and fast-tracking accessibility upgrades
The proposal includes allowing pets on board on all buses, trains and ferries, and fast-tracking accessibility upgrades.“Pets are allowed on public transport across Europe without issue and there is no reason why we can’t do it here,” Shetty said.Currently in NSW, pets are not allowed on trains and can be taken on buses with the driver’s permission, but must be restrained in a suitable box, basket or other container at all times while on board.
The Greens policy would require pets to be either contained to a carrier or on a lead and muzzled. They would only be welcome on transport outside peak travel times, and only in the first and last non-quiet carriages of trains. Fares currently cover about 25% of operating costs while taxpayers pick up the rest, plus the cost of policing and prosecuting fare evasion.
The Greens pointed to Luxembourg, which scrapped public transport fees in 2020, and some cities in Belgium, France and Estonia that had made public transport free years ago. Germany plans to heavily cut the price of public transport after a successful three-month trial that reduced air pollution.
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