Tag: advocacy
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The Age : More Roads Lead to More Congestion
The Age has included an editorial on the growing strain on the Westgate Bridge and the lack of public transport available in Melbourne’s outer suburbs. The Age states: Back in 2002, Transport Minister Peter Batchelor said West Gate was a “top priority”, but added: “We have in place longer-term policies to bring about a shift…
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Wyndham Council to Government : Let Us Do Your Job
Both the Herald Sun and the MX have today reported that Wyndham City Council, (in Melbourne’s outer west) has formed an internal working group to undertake a scoping study for the Wyndham City Council to construct, own and operate its own tramway system. This demonstrates that an ever increasing number of councils throughout all of…
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Moving Maroondah – Sustainable Transport in Maroondah
Moving Maroondah – Sustainable Transport in Maroondah was authored to pre-empt Maroondah Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy (MITS). This submission examines the current level of public transport within Maroondah and recommends a number of recommendations to strengthen the role of public transport and assist in the achievement of Maroondah Council’s and the State Government’s goal of…
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ERITG : Seizing the Day for Bus Reform
The Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG) consists of eight Outer East Councils to provide a regional approach to public transport advocacy. The current council members include: Knox Greater Dandenong Yarra Ranges Manningham Maroondah Whitehorse Monash Casey While each member council provides varying degrees of municipal specific public transport advocacy the aim of the regional…
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Local Groups Form United Transit City Community Coalition
The formation of the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) will ensure that community concerns are represented and heard within the Ringwood Transit City Project. The very success of Ringwood depends upon meaningful community consultation. Without such consultation the viability of business investment will be threatened as the public will reject inappropriate plans that have…
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Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG)
Tonight I presented to the Eastern Region Integrated Transport Group (ERITG) with the dual aims of identifying potential avenues of cooperation and demonstrating specific action that the group could utilise. ERITG is a group of eight outer eastern councils that provide a regional approach for council initiated advocacy for greater public transport. The councils involved…
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Public Transport… Is It Moving You?
Public Transport.. Is It Moving You? was the theme of the first public transport meeting held in Croydon, which like most of the outer east has suffered from continued public transport neglect. Organised by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) and the Croydon Conservation Society (CCS), the meeting attracted well over 100 attendees. People were…