TomOyn🏗️🚂Is talking about a public transport ticketing system a normal topic of polite dinner conversation in this city or am I just unlucky
Hard to square the opinion of a certain type of person in this city about Myki being unusable garbage versus my lived experience of it being a completely fine and dandy ticketing solution
Justified Ancient of Moomin@AussieWirraway the simple answer is that the people who seem to complain the most about Myki never seem to have used it since 2012
Now at @@ThermiteBeGiants @AussieWirraway While there is room to simplify Melbourne's public transport ticketing system, Myki itself is fine in my experience. And ticketing overall certainly far from being the worst part of Melbourne's public transport system (*cough*reliability*cough*suburban buses).
@ajsadauskas @AussieWirraway Myki is already about as simple as it gets when it comes to fare structure and how the end-user sees it. You nailed the actual problem, which is service delivery, particularly when it comes to buses.
The Rail Life@ThermiteBeGiants @ajsadauskas @AussieWirraway The biggest issue with the MyKi ticketing system itself (and always has been) is how unfriendly it is to opportunistic or temporary travellers.
The lack of a single use fare or refundable card is a big drawback, and makes an Uber look like a very good alternative.
@the_rail_life @ThermiteBeGiants @AussieWirraway The other part that can be confusing for people from outside Melbourne is the distinction between Myki Money and a Myki Pass. It would be simpler to just load up your card with funds, and let it determine the cheapest fare based on your trips.
Colin Fry@ajsadauskas @the_rail_life @ThermiteBeGiants @AussieWirraway From the data dumps you used to be able to get printed from buses (at least in the early days of Myki), there were tallies towards a weekly cap built into the (then) system. These would have allowed Myki to stop charging you once you reached the weekly fare, effectively implementing your sensible suggestion.
Alas, it never got finished, so you have to guess ahead of time whether you needed a weekly or not. There may have been monthly tallies too, but I’m too bleary eyed to see if I can find an example from over a decade ago.