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Tram Stop Cuts Approved - Campaign Enters New Phase
Melbourne City Council's Planning Committee has voted to remove one-third of the tram stops in Collins Street. They have done so despite opposition from business and community groups including the PTUA, the Collins St Precinct Association, the Collins St Traders Association, the Association of Retired Persons and Rialto Tower management.
The decision is particularly deplorable as the committee had before them an alternative proposal, put together by Cr Fraser Brindley, that would achieve all the same benefits for Yarra Trams and the disabled community but without removing stops. (The time savings from removing stops would instead be achieved by changing traffic light sequences.)
For more information see our submissions to council, available from this page.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
The axing of tram stops at King St, Queen St and Russell St can still be stopped if pressure is brought on the State Government (who has the power to order that the tram stops be retained) and Yarra Trams (who don't want adverse publicity, and are supportive of the alternative proposal). You can help do this by:
Writing a letter to the editor.
The Age: letters@theage.com.au
Herald Sun: letters@heraldsun.com.au
Melb Times: letters@metmedia.com.au
Calling talkback radio to express your concerns.
774 ABC: 1300 222 774
3AW: 9696 1278
Writing to the Transport Minister.
Peter Batchelor
Nauru House, 80 Collins St
Melbourne 3000
peter.batchelor@parliament.vic.gov.au
phone 9655 8683 fax 9655 8617
Writing to the Premier.
Steve Bracks
1 Treasury Place
Melbourne 3000
steve.bracks@parliament.vic.gov.au
phone 9651 5000 fax 9651 5054
Visiting or writing to your local MP.
See www.parliament.vic.gov.au/mps.html for a list.
© 2007 Public Transport Users Association Inc. (PTUA), Victoria, Australia. ABN 83 801 487 611.
General copying and distribution on a non-commercial basis is permitted subject to proper acknowlegement.
Authorised by Tony Morton, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, for the PTUA
Last Modified: 22 April 2005