<span class="" id="parent-fieldname-description"> A recent report by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) finds that urban rail based solutions can provide significant costs savings when it comes to reducing congestion in our major cities, but at the same time research seems to indicate that despite soaring patronage over the last decade on our suburban rail networks our love affair with the car is far from over, Mark Carter writes. </span> <div>Research group McCrindle last week released an analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data suggesting that at least when it comes to the daily commute, public transport is only keeping pace with car based commuting.
