Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
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“Easier, but less effective”
“More difficult, but achieves better
“Has potential, but extra risks and
outcomes”
would need more work”
Modelled after SuperGold card
50% off base fares for CSC holders at all
A public transport travel allowance for CSC
Description
concessions; fare-free public transport for times of the day.
holders; fixed amount topped up on regular
CSC holders off-peak only.
intervals (e.g. quarterly top-ups).
Type of benefit
Access
Health
Mode-shift
Access
Health
Mode-shift
Access
Health
Mode-shift
Impact
Medium-
Low-
Low-
Low-
Low
Low
Low
Medium
Medium
High
medium
medium
medium
Benefits would likely be low while costs
Medium-level benefits anticipated.
Medium-level benefits anticipated, depending
likely to be high; should be excluded.
on allowance size.
CSC holder
dependents?
MSD does not currently have data on how many dependents there are, or where they live. This data would need to be collected first.
In the meantime, most dependents can already travel for concession fares.
Annual fare
$33.9 million
$44.2 million
$20.1 million
$18.1 million
revenue
First year
In 10 years
First year
In 10 years
Depends on allowance size.
foregone
Estimated increases
in annual passenger
+ 3.8 million
+ 8.1 million
+ 4.5 million
+ 10.9 million
Depends on allowance size.
trips
Relatively lower than the other options,
Relatively higher than other options due to
No changes would be needed to ticketing
Implementation as Option 1 is similar to systems/ticketing the need to set up systems and profiles for systems on buses and trains. However,
costs
processes already set up for the
a new concession – e.g. Auckland
central government would need to design a
SuperGold card.
Transport provided a high level estimate of
new system to transfer allowances to
(e.g. ticketing system
/change management)
$500,000 for the initial cost of ticketing
registered travel cards. Councils could also
system changes.
face ongoing administrative costs for top ups.
Implementation
Relatively less difficult.
Relatively more difficult – extra capacity
Could be easier or harder than options 1 or 2
difficulty
Impact on capacity is relatively low.
needed in some areas, and changes to
depending on how the option is implemented.
ticketing systems.
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