Tag: melbourne 2030
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Eastern Transport Coalition: Integrating Transport and Planning
Tonight’s Eastern Transport Coalition meeting featured a presentation from Associate Professor of Environment of Planning, Michael Buxton of RMIT University. Professor Buxton urged the Eastern Transport Coalition to view the Melbourne 2030 five year audit as an opportunity to push for truly integrated transport and land-use planning. Melbourne 2030, while containing sound theory, has been…
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The Age: Rail line 'would replace 10,000 cars'
Public Transport Users Association launches the Destination Doncaster Campaign This afternoon the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) launched its Destination Doncaster campaign, calling on all political parties to commit to the delivery of a plan to provide transport choice to Manningham, the only municipality in metropolitan Melbourne that lacks any form of rail or tram…
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Written Report for CEDA on Peak Oil
Accompanying my verbal report on the CEDA conference, I also tabled the following written report in conjunction with my delegates’ report: CEDA on Peak Oil Attended Monday 28th August 2006 Location: Zinc at Federation Square Seminar cost: $187 Introduction: CEDA is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a…
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CEDA on Peak Oil
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a not-for-profit independent think tank that aims to promote Australia’s economic development in a sustainable and socially balanced way. Amid the growing concern of rising petrol prices CEDA organised a seminar with Chris Skrebowski, a leading oil analyst who has a background as an oil journalist…
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MAV Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group
The Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group organised under the auspices of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) provides the opportunity for councillors to collate and voice issues in relation to Melbourne 2030, the State Government’s Planning Framework and metropolitan strategy for the next 24 years. Given the recently held Melbourne 2030 discussion forum the reference…
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MAV: Melbourne 2030 and Urban Planning Discussion Forum
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the peak representative and lobbying body for Victoria’s 79 councils and is the official voice of local government within Victoria. Given the MAV’s status as a peak body, the State Government’s Melbourne 2030 planning framework has received considerable attention given that a five-year review of Melbourne 2030 is…
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International Cities, Town Centres and Communities (ICTC) Conference
The International Cities, Town Centres and Communities (ICTC) is an annual conference which explores the revitalisation of town centres and main streets. This year’s event was held in Newcastle, a town that has experienced firsthand the revitalisation of its foreshore regions and its central business district. The development patterns and urban form prevalent since the…
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Maroondah Journal: Transport plan 'not enough'
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the local effects of the Bracks government’s recently released Transport and Liveability Statement: While eastern suburbs’ Labor MPs, transport agencies and the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) applauded the strategy, Public Transport Users Association spokesman Alex Makin criticised it. While initiatives such as minimum service standards for bus…
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DSE Workshop: Our Environment Our Future
Today I attended a workshop conducted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) which focused on discussing Victoria’s Environmental Sustainability Framework, Our Environment Our Future.This framework was completed in 2005 with the intent of reaffirming and establishing targets for the State Government’s sustainability initiatives. Among these initiatives is the goal to increase public transport…
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MAV Transporting Communities into 2030
Over the past two days I attended a conference conducted by the MAV focused on public transport and the goal of increasing public transport modal share from the current 9% to the goal of 20% by 2020. The conference made it clear that the goal of 20% modal share by 2020 must happen to secure…