Tag: fares
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Media Release: Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares
Media release – Wednesday, 22 August 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maroondah needs Fair Public Transport Fares Councillor for Loughnan’s Hill Ward Alex Makin has called on the State Government to commit to lower cost public transport fares and a reform of public transport zones. “While Maroondah the outer east definitely need more frequent and later…
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Delegates' Report: Community Update and Fair Public Transport Fares
Thank you, I will be tabling my written report but there are three items I wish to expand upon in further detail: The first is Maroondah’s Scoot Wheel N Move initiative, which included a community update on Friday the 18th of August. Scoot Wheel N Move consists of three programs including an information booklet, mobility…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – Advocating for fair public transport fares
The Eastern Transport Coalition is a coalition of seven outer eastern councils that are united in demanding better public transport for the outer east. While service improvements are urgently required it is also necessary to look at the pricing structure of public transport to ensure that it is competitive with car travel. With the existence…
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Maroondah Journal: MAV takes a stand on 'unfair' zoning fares
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the latest efforts to abolish the inequities that exist within Melbourne’s public transport zone system, with the Municipal Association of Victoria joining the call for fare reform: The Municipal Association of Victoria will lobby the Government to abolish zone three fares after representatives voted at a state council meeting…
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The Age: City car plan hits heavy traffic
Melbourne City Council has announced the release its draft transport strategy which will give priority to public transport and walking. As reported in The Age the strategy recommends cutting speed limits to 40 km/h in the CBD and reducing road space for private cars to make way for cyclists and pedestrians. Initiatives include: containing the…
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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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Maroondah Leader: Group mad over axing three key bus routes
The Minister for Transport, Peter Batchelor, has continued to persist with his ill-advised refusal to include bus services along Maroondah Highway, Canterbury Road and Wonga Road as part of the Principal Public Transport Network (PPTN). The Maroondah Leader has pursued this issue: A TRANSPORT lobby group has lashed out at the Transport Minister for not…
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Ministerial Ignorance Terminates Transit City
I have recently been advised that the Transport Minister, Peter Batchelor, has refused a request to include three key bus routes within Maroondah onto the Principal Public Transport Network (PPTN). The Principal Public Transport Network includes bus routes that will be upgraded to ensure higher service frequencies and longer operating hours. The correspondence received from…
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Speech for Ringwood: Tell Us The Future
This speech was delivered at the public forum Ringwood: Tell Us the Future organised by the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC). The forum attracted approximately 100 attendees demonstrating the community’s desire for meaningful, open and direct consultation within the Ringwood Transit City Project. The speech I delivered at this forum is available here.