http://www.ptua.org.au The public transport advocacy group for Victoria, Australia Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:16:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today warned that the imminent opening of Eastlink will only have a short-term impact on the problems of traffic congestion in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, and do nothing to overcome car dependency. The PTUA's Outer East Convenor Jeremy Lunn said that spending billions on the new ... http://www.ptua.org.au/2008/06/18/eastlink-no-solution/ As featured in The Age this morning, the PTUA has looked at the carbon emissions per person kilometre for a range of cars of various types and sizes, and compared them to the different forms of public transport. It's clear from emissions figures that public transport is the greenest option, with ... http://www.ptua.org.au/2008/06/17/emissions-comparison/ The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the government to take the next big step in upgrading public transport services. In launching their "Every 10 minutes to everywhere" plan at a climate change and transport forum at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday, PTUA president Daniel Bowen noted the urgency ... http://www.ptua.org.au/2008/06/16/call-for-every-10-mins/ Click here for full details of this Sunday's free forum at the Melbourne Town Hall on transport and climate change. 15th June: Slides are now available Public transport users at front in war on climate change Public transport users are leading the battle against dangerous climate change, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) ... http://www.ptua.org.au/2008/06/13/forum-this-sunday/ Commuters have called on the Brumby Government to stop making excuses for the lack of progress on Rowville railway line and to simply fund it. The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) says commuters are sick and tired of hearing the same old Government rhetoric when action is what is ... http://www.ptua.org.au/2008/06/10/rowville-excuses/