{
  "id": 3779925,
  "title": "Transport costs force more than 40% of public transport users to travel less, UCT study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/transport-costs-force-more-than-40-of-public-transport-users-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-27-transport-costs-force-more-than-40-of-public-transport-users-to-travel-less-uct-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 40% of public transport users have cut back on travel because of rising costs, a UCT study of 2,198 commuters has found. The report also shows that six in 10 commuters would consider using trains if services were safe and reliable.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}