Yarra Campaign against the Tunnel (YCAT) and the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) have joined forces to score candidates in the forthcoming elections for the City of Yarra.
Candidates were asked to respond to survey questions on the Eddington Report and the proposed Victorian Transport Plan - which though not yet released will almost certainly preference [...]

The Public Transport Users Association has updated its scorecard for the 2008 Melbourne Lord Mayor election, following late responses received from the Robert King Crawford / Michael Kennedy team and the Shelley Roberts / Abdiaziz Farah team.

Residents and businesses in the City of Melbourne will have a profound choice to make in this year’s Lord Mayoral election, the Public Transport Users Association said today.
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The PTUA has released a scorecard rating the various candidates on the major transport issues affecting the City. Candidates were surveyed for [...]

Given the enormous growth in off-peak rail journeys across Melbourne, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is confident that in its upcoming transport statement, the state government will announce more off-peak train services, adding to those which started this week.
“Finally the government has listened to the community and realises the need for increased off-peak services, [...]

The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the State Government to make spending on suburban rail extensions the State’s highest transport infrastructure priority, following reports that the State Government would scale back spending on its upcoming transport plan.
PTUA President Daniel Bowen said the State Government should reconsider its plans for the expensive Eddington [...]

The Geelong Branch of the Public Transport Users Association has called on all candidates for the City of Greater Geelong council to declare their support for the return of a bus interchange to Moorabool Street.
Branch convenor Paul Westcott said Geelong voters had a right to know if their councillors were going to stand in the [...]