Fare outcomes - Understanding Transport in Wales’s Cities

These findings also suggest that the picture captured in the 2011 Census – which will be analysed at the city level in the next sections – seems to be an accurate description of the commuting flows in the years before the pandemic. [...] monocentric patterns of jobs) where public transport is easier to plan and operate in monocentric economies and b) the relative cost of public transport against the car, both financially (the price of each mode) and in terms of time taken (road congestion and frequency and reliability of public transport). [...] Factor 2: Public transport competitiveness compared to the car – job concentration and car congestion The structure of the economy and the influence of this structure on job location also affect the viability and performance of public transport. [...] 33 Moreover, the charge boosted Transport for London’s revenues, which were used to fund its public transport network.34 For example, on the day the congestion charge was implemented in the UK capital, 300 new buses (out of a total of around 8,000) were introduced in the network.35 The congestion charge being discussed in Cardiff is likely to be a £2 payment to each car entering the local authorit. [...] Public transport accessibility The areas with the highest job density have relatively good levels of public transport connectivity: 44.7 per cent of the workers can reach the main stations or the areas around the hospital in 30 minutes by public transport.