Tag: transit orientated design
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Is the Government really Meeting Our Transport Challenges?
The State Government has finally released the much anticipated and over hyped Transport and Liveability Statement. Dubbed Meeting Our Transport Challenges the statement ultimately fails to live up to its name. While the statement claims to contain a 10 year blueprint for Melbourne’s transport needs and includes an outlook for 25 years it fails on…
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Maroondah Journal: MP hints at upgrade
Residents of Maroondah are continuing to wait in anticipation over a potential state government announcement in regard to the re-development of Ringwood Station. The Maroondah Journal has reported that local Bayswater MP, Peter Lockwood is urging residents to ‘watch this space’ although no announcement has been forthcoming. Public Transport Users Association spokesman and Maroondah councillor…
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Dandenong Community Cabinet
As the branch convener of the outer east branch of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) I, alongside Cr. Roz Blades from the City of Greater Dandenong and June Whitton, the co-convener of the PTUA south east branch attended the Dandenong Community Cabinet to seek a delegate with Transport Minister Peter Batchelor. In a complete…
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Maroondah Leader: Ashley on wrong track
The following letter was written and published in the Maroondah Leader on the 25th of April in response Bayswater State Candidate Gordon Ashley’s proposal to relocate Ringwood Station from the heart and Ringwood and into a poorly located position near the EastLink freeway: While it is encouraging to see independent candidate for Bayswater, Gordon Ashley’s,…
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Maroondah Leader: Next stop: chaos!
The Maroondah Leader has today called on the Bracks Government and in particular Transport Minister Peter Batchelor and Treasurer John Brumby to deliver urgent public transport improvements for the Maroondah region: In my role as Maroondah Councillor and Branch Convener for the Public Transport Users Association I have called on the following: “I want a…
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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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MAV Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group
Today as part of my delegated duties for Maroondah City Council I attended the Municipal Association of Victoria Melbourne 2030 Councillor Reference Group. The councillor reference group provides a forum to receive updates from State Government decisions and reviews that will affect local government as well as provide updates on Melbourne 2030. The first 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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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…