Archive for January, 2010

Swanston St: Solution is Simple

January 30th, 2010 (Letters to the editor, Melbourne metro)

Mayor Robert Doyle’s ”Damascus” conversion on Swanston Street has led to a good plan. But on design and location of tram stops, it lets the city down badly.

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Month-long Myki muddle — New system’s many problems

January 29th, 2010 (Media releases)

With the new Myki ticketing system having been in public use for one month, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has compiled a list of problems with it, and has called for the government to ensure the system is running more smoothly before switching more people from Metcard to Myki.
“We are continuing to advise passengers [...]

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New minister faces big challenge

January 18th, 2010 (Media releases)

The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has wished departing Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky well, noting that her successor will have a big job ahead to reform Melbourne and Victoria’s public transport network.
“Lynne Kosky has been much maligned, but she inherited a number of problems from former minister Peter Batchelor, including poor maintenance practices and [...]

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PTUA welcomes endorsement of Every 10 Minutes campaign

January 16th, 2010 (News)

The Public Transport Users Association has commended Melbourne’s new train operator, Metro Trains Melbourne, for its support of the PTUA’s ‘Every 10 Minutes to Everywhere’ campaign.

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