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COVID-19 drives Brisbane commuters into private cars
Brisbane commuters continue to shun public transport, with many planning to use their cars instead, despite Queensland’s success in squashing community transmission of COVID-19.
The legacy of the virus has been detailed in an Infrastructure Australia report, due to be released on Wednesday, called Infrastructure beyond COVID-19: A national study on the impacts of the pandemic on Australia.
More Brisbane residents are tipped to use their private cars rather than take public transport post-pandemic.Credit:Michelle Smith
It reveals public transport patronage has not recovered across the country, including in Brisbane, where the number of journeys has dropped to 70 per cent of pre-COVID levels in February.
More than 13 per cent of Brisbane…
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