Been very quiet in here recently. How about a new discussion - on the future.
What do you think the buses of the future will be? 10, 20, 30 - even 40 years out.
Will they be bigger or smaller - ie 60 seaters or 16 seaters? Electric, driverless or even wheel less? Anyone who has has spent time overseas would know that we, in Australia, are very backward in many ways. I don't mean this as an insult, but more of an observation. Many cities around the world already have a full electric fleet, many have tap on via phone to pay, many have have dedicated bus lanes - and many have have cultures that accept the positive role of public transport.
So in your mind, what does the future hold for buses, not just in Canberra, Australia - but anywhere?
I don't expect a lot of changes here, as you say we've always been a very pro-car nation and as such public transport suffers, although our geography doesn't help that, in Canberra at least.
I do see TC moving towards fully electric over the next 15 years or so, with people still complaining about how bad the service is (That's just what Canberrans do) and I see a slow increase of frequency and possible new routes once Woden comes online and as the city grows further.
I do wonder how long Qcity will sit in the past though with a relatively small fleet, low frequency timetables etc.