1pm, State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne

Add your support to the call for more sustainable transport policies.

Find out more at:
www.walkagainstwarming.org

This Friday is Walk To Work Day (WTWD). WTWD is an event to promote regular walking and physical activity. It is an annual, national event in which the community can become involved in a healthy and environmentally friendly activity.

You can be a Walking Class Hero on Friday 5 October 2007 by simply walking all or part of the way to work. Use public transport and get off the bus, train, tram or ferry a few stops earlier and walk the rest of the way. Or take a half-hour walk at lunch-time. And where possible, walk up stairs. But, PLEASE, leave the car at home. If you have to drive, leave the car at least a kilometre or two from your destination and walk the remaining distance.

For more information see the Walk To Work Day web site at www.walk.com.au

When: 5.30pm for 6.00-8.00pm, Thursday 30 August 2007
Where: Swanston Room, Melbourne Town Hall

Speakers include:

• Evidence based transport planning — Dr Paul Mees, Senior lecturer in Transport and Land Use Planning, University of Melbourne and author of Melbourne’s Future Transport Options, (MCC, 2005)
• Implications of global warming and peak oil for transport — Cr Janet Rice, Chair, Metropolitan Transport Forum, Councillor and former Mayor, City of Maribyrnong
• Transport funding – myth and reality — Peter Fitzgerald, Infrastructure expert and author of Review of Partnerships Victoria Provided Infrastructure, (Vic Gov, 2004)
• Where to from here? — Cr Janet Rice, Metropolitan Transport Forum; Angela Munro, Citizens for a Liveable Melbourne

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Public transport growth in Melbourne:
Opportunities in the expiry of the Connex and Yarra Trams franchises?

When: 10.00 am – 3.30 pm. Thursday 23 August 2007.
Where: Auditorium, Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville
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Royal Park meeting

The Royal Park Protection Group are hosting a public meeting next Tuesday on this issue, highlighting the impact on Royal Park should an East-West freeway link be built. There will be discussion on the issues, a short film “Royal Park – Past and Present”, and a display of photographer David Tatnall’s photos of the park.

Date: Tuesday, 3rd July 2007
Time: 7:30pm
Where: Meeting room 1 (upstairs), North Melbourne Library, 66 Errol Street (near the corner of Queensberry Street).
Transport: Tram number 57 from Elizabeth Street
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The City of Maroondah is holding an environment forum to discuss issues of concern to the community and to address issues relating to urban sustainability. This will be one of a series, with this first forum consisting of a largely open format allowing the community to set the agenda for the issues that council should pursue for the year.

Monday, 7th of May 2007, 7pm
Karralyka, Braeside Avenue, Ringwood East
(Closest public transport is the 670 bus from Ringwood or Croydon stations, but the last bus back is around 8pm. Or it’s about 10 minutes walk from East Ringwood station)

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Sunday, 22nd April 2007, 10am
Sandringham Beach

Volunteers needed to form the “Human Sign”: “HALT CLIMATE CHANGE NOW!”

Bring family and friends to this fun event organised by the Bayside Climate Change Action Group. Help raise global warming awareness and promote sustainability. An aerial photo will be taken, followed by Bayside City Council’s Sustainable Living Expo on the foreshore. The PTUA will have a stand at the Expo, so come along and say hello.
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Wednesday, 14 March 7:15pm
Hosted by Friends of Frankston, PTUA and Frankston City Council.

Contested Streets explores the history and culture of New York City streets from preautomobile times to the present. Read the rest of this article »

Half-day conference, Tuesday 20th February 9am-1pm
Organised by the Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT), Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), and the Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF)

Our rail system is in crisis; public transport is required to lift its game to meet the targets set in Melbourne 2030; the franchise agreements on which our current privatised system is based expire by the end of next year.
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Stop The Tunnel
Public Meeting and BBQ
12pm Saturday 11th November
Royal Park Wetlands, Manningham St, West Parkville (Melway 29 C12) Read the rest of this article »