All-day park, tram ride for $2

A $2-a-day “park’n'ride” facility at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre is expected to take about 700 cars off city streets daily.

Premier Mike Rann today announced that drivers parking at the facility would be able to travel by tram to the city for free.

With city workers typically paying up to $50 a week for parking, the government will provide the 700 cheap car spaces on the city fringe.

“This is a way to encourage people back to public transport,” Premier Mike Rann told journalists in the Entertainment Centre car park this morning.

The new tram service linking the Port Road centre to the city begins operating at the end of February.

“This park `n’ ride is part of our plan to make Adelaide a more sustainable and liveable city – it will reduce car numbers in the CBD and encourage people to use public transport,” Mr Rann said.

The government has also purchased six new trams to increase capacity on the tram service.

The Entertainment Centre is undergoing a $52 million upgrade.

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