The Public Transport Association of Canberra, Inc (PTCBR) is a public transport users group with members from all sectors of the community.
We want to help more people use public transport, and improve the passenger experience.
We work with government, industry and the community to help make a better transport system for Canberra and the Canberra Region.
PTCBR’s 5 Point Plan to Improve Canberra’s Transport
Extend light rail
Frequent services
Timed connections
Faster services
Active travel
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From PTCBR
- PTCBR’s regional coach map competition
Doing the rounds recently is this excellent map of regional coach services in South Australia from transpo enthusiast Tom McGuire (@AussieWirraway on Twitter). He rightly identified that there’s no single … Read more - A national voice for public transport: introducing Australian Public Transport Advocates
Public transport has traditionally been a “local” issue. State and territory governments (and, in Brisbane, local government) have been responsible for planning and delivering services. In a number of Australian … Read more
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Bit of discussion about the ACT budget deficit lately, and that has come with speculation about what light rail might be costing the Territory. Luckily your local public transport advocacy group has written a handy guide on that very thing!
We need to normalise interchanging on public transport.
If we increase the frequency of public transport then interchanging becomes much less of an issue.
This is why spending $8bn on 50c fares is silly. Spend $8bn on ramping up frequency.
@AnyTripAU one day it will return to Canberra 😭
Alright map lovers, get ready, we’re holding a PTCBR REGIONAL MAP COMPETITION!
You might have seen @AussieWirraway’s excellent map of regional SA coach services. We need one for Canberra!
Go to our website for more details. Entries close 10 March.
https://ptcbr.org/2025/02/08/ptcbrs-regional-coach-map-competition/
PTCBR is excited to have teamed up with other public transport advocates to make a submission to the federal budget. While PT is traditionally a local issue, read our sub to see where we think the Federal Government can play a greater role. 🧵
https://ptcbr.org/2025/02/07/a-national-voice-for-public-transport-introducing-australian-public-transport-advocates/
It’s the National Multicultural Festival! 🎊🎏💃🏽
✅ 🚍🚉 To help get you there, all bus and light rail is free this weekend, just make sure you tap on/off
⛔🔁 Road closures mean your bus might leave from a different platform, check it out here.
https://www.transport.act.gov.au/news/service-alerts-and-updates/service-updates/city/national-multicultural-festival
Does someone you know want to be more confident in using Canberra’s public transport? Come along to the next of our next Fantastic Bus Trips of Canberra, where Vicky will show people the ins and outs of our bus and light rail system.