Tag: rail network
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Maroondah Disability Forum
Maroondah’s Disability Forum is a quarterly forum which allows people with to raise issues directly with Maroondah Council in regard to accessibility, transport and support services. Today’s agenda included details of Maroondah Council’s new accessibility works and a representative from Connex was available to discuss new accessibility initiatives for the rail network. The next Disability…
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The Age: Commuters jump on extra services
The Age (via the Australian Associated Press) has reported that Melbourne’s public transport has moved half a million Games spectators on top of its normal commuter load over the first five days of the Games. Despite minor problems caused by delays and the archaic Metrol signalling system still used within Melbourne the system has performed…
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PTUA Outer East Branch – First Meeting for 2006
The Outer East Branch of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) met tonight for its first meeting in 2006. Items discussed included the upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement. In the words of Steve Bracks this much anticipated statement “would address an imbalance between road and public transport” (Leader Newspapers, Tuesday 14th of February 2006) and…
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PTUA Releases Five Year Plan
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has released its five year plan entitled Five Years Closer to 2020 – A Plan To Get Transport Back On Track. The PTUA’s five year provides both the Government and the State Opposition with a roadmap to commit to the much lauded goal of achieving 20% public transport modal…
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A Fairer Place To Be?
The Bracks Government’s sixth budget claimed to hold the overall theme of making Victoria A Fairer Place To Be yet while small amounts of funding was allocated for public transport many areas will still remain isolated. In response the disappointing public transport improvements provided in the State Budget I issued the following statement (which is…