• dan@upvote.au
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    8 hours ago

    The way a lot of students solve this in Australia, at least in Melbourne where I’m from, is by taking the train (or a tram) to university. The university I went to was adjacent to a train station.

    Students from low-income families and that are independent get money from the government which can be used for anything, including public transport passes. Living on campus isn’t really a thing in Australia, so a lot of students continue to live with their parents while at uni to save money, or live at an apartment nearby.

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      8 hours ago

      I checked the journey to the university near me. It’s currently 2pm on a Thursday, using live travel data

      • car: 14 mins
      • bike: 48 mins (route illegal, as you’d have to bike on the shoulder of a 4 lane freeway)
      • public transport: 1h40m, 3 changes, each with a 7 min walk between them
      • on foot: 2h46 mins
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        6 hours ago

        Public transport to my last school was something like 4 hours, 3 changes, with a 25 minute walk between one of them. I couldn’t have left early enough to made my first class. It was a 30 minute drive. Parking was free though.