Tag: public transport
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The Age: Time to tackle weekend road congestion
Today’s Age featured a story on increased weekend road congestion amid the State Government’s failure to provide improved public transport services on weekends. Weekend public transport services must be increased. Work, sport, shopping and entertainment now occur around the clock and the artificial divide between Friday and Saturday for public transport services is no longer…
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Presentation: Public Transport in Melbourne's South East
Tonight’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) South East Branch meeting featured a presentation delivered to councillors from the City of Greater Dandenong and candidates for the upcoming State Election. The presentation, which was delivered in my capacity as spokesman and founder of the PTUA South East Branch, was created to demonstrate the need for institutional…
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Maroondah Journal: Station 'a blueprint for safety'
With the announcement of State Government funding for the completion of detailed design options for Ringwood Station there is increasing expectation that the redevelopment of Ringwood Station will be completed by the end of 2008. It is critical however that Ringwood Station is redeveloped into a safe and user-friendly transport interchange, which provides for easy…
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Public Meeting: Help ensure a better station for Laburnum
Tonight on behalf of the Public Transport Users Association I had the opportunity to address the Laburnum community in regard to the grade separation of Middleborough Road. While grade separations are a good initiative it is unfortunate that the State Government has released for Middleborough Road that are fatally flawed. Over one hundred attendees flocked…
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The Victorian Senior: Transport plan fails to deliver
While offering tokenistic gestures such as free public transport on Sundays for seniors, the State Government’s Transport and Liveability Statement ultimately fails to provide a frequent, reliable and readily available public transport system for the two-thirds of Melbourne that live beyond the rail network. The Victorian Senior has reported on the failure of the State…
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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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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 group slams measures
Despite the rhetoric from the State Government, the recently released State Budget has failed to provide the required improvements to Melbourne’s public transport system. In this regard the Maroondah Journal has reported on the Public Transport Users Association’s (PTUA) response to the State Budget: Maroondah residents will get no benefit from the additional public transport…
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Maroondah Leader: $2.7m to kickstart project
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the recent State Budget announcement regarding the continuation of design options for the redevelopment of Ringwood Station. RINGWOOD’S long-awaited railway station redevelopment moved a step closer with $2.7 million funding for preliminary work announced in the State Budget. The $2.7 million includes funding for the following: $1.5 million for…
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MX: Tax relief ticket cuts in sight for commuters
Melbourne’s MX newspaper has reported on the latest efforts to provide much needed taxation incentives for public transport users. Australia’s top transport brass voted unanimously at the weekend for an inquiry into tax breaks for train, tram and bus passengers. If approved, monthly and yearly tickets could be eligible as tax deductions. Taxation reform is…