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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the Government to present a new vision for Melbourne’s public transport network amid an independent report citing concern over urban sustainability.
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A study of public transport fares around Australia has shown that for most trips, Melbourne’s fares are the highest of any of Australia’s mainland capital cities.

The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) surveyed fares in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra, and compared them with the fares to come into effect in Melbourne in June. The survey showed that with a few exceptions[1], Melbourne’s fares outstripped those in the other cities.[2]
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May 2007 edition articles:

• Melbourne’s fares the highest in the country — view the graphs here
• 10 extra trains coming, but more needed

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Public transport advocates have criticised the Federal Budget for again failing to fund sustainable transport initiatives. Victoria’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said the Federal Government continued to ignore the problem, against the advice of such bodies as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose report last week on mitigating climate change highlighted the urgent need to invest in public transport.

“The concern revealed in the IPCC report about growth in transport emissions shows how grossly unsustainable our current transport policies are,” said Mr Bowen. “And the Federal Government is continuing to lead us down this dangerous path, by funding billions of dollars in road projects, but not putting a cent into urban public transport.”[1]
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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet, to help deal with unprecedented crowding on suburban rail services, but noted more needed to be done across the public transport network.
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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a `grave disappointment’ for Geelong, with no new measures to halt the drop in patronage on Geelong’s urban buses.
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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet and redevelop Footscray station, but noted more needed to be done to help western suburbs commuters.
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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a ‘disappointment’ for Manningham residents, with no extra allocated funding to solve the transport concerns of the area following unprecedented crowding on services.
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