Improving public transport with trams increases public transport usage at the expense of car traffic. In the first six months of Canberra’s light rail operation, Canberrans made 1.3 million more public transport journeys which were estimated to reduce annual emissions by 2,596 tonnes
The ‘Trial Tram Route’ proposed by Curtin University would replace 1008 bus trips through the city, saving thousands of tonnes of Co2 and have a significant impact on both noise and air pollution.