OVER the past few years we have become very good at telling people to leave the car at home.

Take public transport. Think about the environment. Reduce congestion. Support sustainable travel.

It is a message we have heard countless times from politicians, planners and public bodies. Which is why Translink’s latest proposals feel so contradictory.

Facing significant financial pressures, the company is consulting on several cost-saving measures, including reducing the yLink discount for 16 to 23-year-olds from 50% to 33%, increasing the price of family tickets, and scaling back late-night bus and rail services earlier in the week.

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Nobody disputes that Translink’s finances are under enormous strain or that difficult decisions will have to be made. However, it is hard to ignore the fact that almost every proposal would make public transport less attractive to the very people Translink has spent years trying to attract.

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