Tag: ringwood station
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Maroondah Leader: Push for progress at station
The Maroondah Leader has this week reported on the continued calls for the State Government to commit the funding necessary to redevelop Ringwood Station into a safe and accessible transport interchange. The much anticipated Transport and Liveability Statement will include a number of election commitments from the State Government has been silent on the need…
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Community Calls for Station Redevelopment
As a councillor for Maroondah City Council and the Outer East Branch Convener of the Public Transport Users Association I have been actively campaigning for the much needed redevelopment and overhaul of Ringwood Station. The upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement to be released by the State Government in late April will determine whether the government…
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Clean Up Australia Day
This morning along with members of the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) I assisted in cleaning up Ringwood as part of Clean Up Australia Day. Clean Up Australia Day is an annual event where volunteers clean, fix and conserve the environment. The Business Clean Up Day is held on the 28th of February while…
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Maroondah Leader: Call for new Ringwood station
The Maroondah Leader on the 10th of January reported on the need for the government to commit to an upgrade of Ringwood Station: MAROONDAH residents want a new Ringwood railway station, not a cosmetic overhaul of the existing “unsafe, dark and antiquated facility”, says a Maroondah transport group. It is imperative that Ringwood Station is…
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Achieving Transit Orientated Design
This submission was written in response to concepts discussed during the Community Reference Group meeting in September relating to the proposed redevelopment of Ringwood Station. Transit orientated design refers in part to the integration between public transport and commercial/residential/community precincts and as such is dependent on the convenience of public transport, active transport (walking and…
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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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Commitment To Ringwood Congratulated
The State Government has just announced a $100,000 study investigating the Ringwood Station Precinct and corresponding facilities. While the announcement of this study is welcomed by the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) it is imperative that improvements are forthcoming. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) has responded through the following media release which…
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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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Pedestrians Treated Poorly in Ringwood
The current pedestrian hostile environment in Ringwood is hampering efforts to create a a vibrant town centre for Ringwood. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) issued a media release highlighting current areas of concern within Ringwood and calling for immediate and recognisable improvements. The issued media release is available here.
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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.