Tag: transit orientated design
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The Age: Anger grows over plan to halt buses
The Age has reported today on the City of Greater Dandenong council funded bus services and the State Government reluctance to fund these services. As The Age reports this is despite the fact that buses are considered a government ‘priority’: The Government says its transport priorities are improving bus services in outer Melbourne and lifting…
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The Age: New bus routes on the way
The Age has reported on the announcement of new bus services for the outer suburbs of Melbourne: Melbourne’s outer suburbs are about to get extra public transport, with more than 50 new or improved bus routes to be unveiled. But critics, including the Public Transport Users Association, say the new services are nowhere near enough…
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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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Knox Leader: Lobby group renews call
The Knox Leader has reported on the renewed calls for the completion of the Knox tram issued by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA): A PUBLIC transport lobby group has again called on the State Government to fund a tram extension to Knox City shopping centre. Public Transport Users’ Association spokesman Alex Makin said a…
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Presentation: Integrated Transport Planning
Today, upon invitation from Dr. Robin Goodman, the Postgraduate Course Coordinator for the Environment and Planning Program at RMIT, I presented a community perspective into the Ringwood Transit City Project for RMIT’s Integrated Transport Planning Course. The slides and speech content are available here.
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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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Maroondah Community Cabinet
Today as part of the Maroondah Community Cabinet, the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) met Peter Batchelor (Minister for Transport) and Rob Hulls (Minister for Planning). The animosity displayed by Peter Batchelor was unconstructive and as such Peter Batchelor failed to understand the need for immediate transport improvements within Ringwood and Maroondah. The response…
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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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Local Groups Form United Transit City Community Coalition
The formation of the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) will ensure that community concerns are represented and heard within the Ringwood Transit City Project. The very success of Ringwood depends upon meaningful community consultation. Without such consultation the viability of business investment will be threatened as the public will reject inappropriate plans that have…