Author: PTUA
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Federal budget bypasses sustainable transport
Public transport advocates have criticised the Federal Budget for again failing to fund sustainable transport initiatives. Victoria’s Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said the Federal Government continued to ignore the problem, against the advice of such bodies as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose report last week on mitigating climate change highlighted the…
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Commuters welcome extra trains, but more needed
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet, to help deal with unprecedented crowding on suburban rail services, but noted more needed to be done across the public transport network.
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Geelong bus crisis ignored in budget
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a `grave disappointment’ for Geelong, with no new measures to halt the drop in patronage on Geelong’s urban buses.
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Commuters welcome extra trains, but more needed for west
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to expand the train fleet and redevelop Footscray station, but noted more needed to be done to help western suburbs commuters.
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Budget disappoints (Manningham)
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today called the State Budget a ‘disappointment’ for Manningham residents, with no extra allocated funding to solve the transport concerns of the area following unprecedented crowding on services.
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Maroondah Environment Forum
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…
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Tram and train user compensation available
Due to recent delays on the public transport network, monthly and longer ticketholders can claim for poor performance on: Yarra Trams for March — Click here for a form or ring on 1800 800 166 Connex for January, February and March — Click here or get a form from a staffed station V/Line for January…
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Media comments on tram priority
Following on from a story in the Herald-Sun, 3AW today (11th April 2007) quoted Paul Mees commenting on the issue, but incorrectly named him as representing the PTUA. This error was later repeated in MX, blended-in with some actual comments from the PTUA. Paul was president of the organisation for some years, but resigned from…
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Get set for traffic chaos
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) today warned that the State Government is failing Melbourne’s inner and eastern suburbs by neglecting to adequately plan and provide public transport before the opening of EastLink, or deal with current overcrowding on existing services.
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Fare simplification welcomed
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed changes to the fare system taking place this Sunday, March 4th. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said that the removal of zone 3 represented a big price cut for city commuters coming in from the outer-most suburbs, and the cuts to V/Line fares would also be welcomed by…
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State budget needs to rescue troubled public transport system
Long-suffering commuters expect a major boost to public transport in this year’s state budget, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. “After months of poor reliability and disruptions, public confidence in the system is at a tipping point,” said PTUA President Daniel Bowen. “Decisive action is needed to regain public trust. Failure would mean…