Author: PTUA
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Who can you trust?
From our friends at Public Transport Not Traffic — this video looks back at the Coalition’s public transport promises before the 2010 election, versus their actions since.
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PTUA delivers transport verdict
The Public Transport Users Association has delivered its verdict on party policies going into the state election. While the PTUA recommended the Coalition over Labor in the 2010 election, PTUA President Tony Morton said they could not do so this time, because the unwanted, unmandated East West Link was a spectre hanging over the Coalition’s…
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Melbourne’s Sunday trains now start last
A survey of rail timetables by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has found that Melbourne trains start later on Sundays than any other city in Australia. PTUA spokesperson Daniel Bowen said the comparison of timetables from Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne showed we are lagging behind. “Last time we looked at this[1], Adelaide’s…
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Waiting for a bus on a weekend/public holiday? Thanks to infrequent services, it may be quicker to walk.
PTUA’s Daniel Bowen wanted to get from East Bentleigh to Southland Shopping Centre on a Sunday afternoon. It’s about 5 kilometres, but the bus only runs once an hour. Might it be quicker to walk? This is a problem with many trips in suburban Melbourne and our big regional cities. Most people who have a…
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A few facts and figures
A few facts and figures in this short 90 second clip from our friends at Public Transport Not Traffic.
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East-West travel less than 6% of journeys to work – PTUA study
Fewer than 1 in 17 Melburnians travels between the eastern and western suburbs to go to work. But 45% work close to home and another 20% in the inner city, according to PTUA analysis of journey to work data from the 2011 Census. It has been known since at least the 1990s, largely based on…
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PTV’s new rail map – comment on the draft!
PTV are asking for further comments on their draft rail map. Just to recap – it’s not a proposed network of new lines/extensions, it’s a new map design for the current network, so you won’t see all the lines we’d like to see built on this! (Click to view larger) They plan to release when…
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Rise above doubters on Doncaster rail, says PTUA
Study author re-think on Rowville suggests way ahead on Doncaster The Public Transport Users Association has backed a renewed push on rail service to Doncaster Hill, and called for signalling upgrade works on the Dandenong rail corridor to be expanded to include the South Morang and Hurstbridge lines. “We’ve all heard the arguments about there…
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MyRailLine: the PTUA’s assessment
Numerous people have been asking us about the claims in the “MyRailLine” brochures and web site, launched by the Coalition in an effort to convince rail passengers to re-elect them. Here’s the summary — you can read all the detail below. Our judgement is that some of the Coalition’s claims are justified, some false, and…
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Victorians sold out by reckless road contract
Taxpayers on the hook for decades unless contracts annulled, says PTUA The ‘reckless haste’ to sign East West Link contracts before November’s State election has been slammed by the Public Transport Users Association, who warned the decision could torpedo the state’s transport policy for decades. “Premier Napthine is attempting to tie the Victorian public’s shoelaces…
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Where is that airport train?
With a government-provided Airport Rail boarding pass, we went looking for the train to Tullamarine. Just how much are they spending on advertising non-existent, mostly unfunded projects?
