IT’S OFFICIAL: TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has warned the Bracks government to heed the findings of a new draft report on congestion that recognises a lack of alternatives to driving is a major contributor to traffic congestion.
“This report shows that despite Melbourne having more roads and freeways per capita than comparable cities, traffic congestion is getting worse, because many people have no choice but to drive”, said PTUA president Daniel Bowen. “Any government that is serious about managing congestion must ensure there are viable alternatives to car use. This means investing in a frequent, full-time public transport network covering the entire city.” Continue reading It’s official: Traffic congestion caused by lack of public transport→
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Games transport — Tonight, Wednesday 15th March, there will be major disruptions to CBD tram and bus services between 6pm and 8pm. Click here for details. For all other Games transport changes, see the Metlink web site.
When faced with accusations that it is spending too much on roads and not enough on public transport, it is common for the government to play the “balance” card. They argue that we need both; that there has to be a balance of spending.
It’s only when you look closer at where the new money is going that the real picture becomes starkly apparent. We studied metropolitan Melbourne’s freeway expansion projects of the past ten years, against the tram and train expansion projects for the same period. Continue reading The real “balance” between freeways and public transport→
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is demanding that the State Government overhaul Melbourne’s bus network as part of its upcoming Transport and Liveability Statement and through the renewal bus contracts in 2007. Continue reading Bus Network Needs Radical Overhaul→
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the government to fix a public transport ‘black hole’ by including Campbellfield Station in its Transport and Liveability blueprint for Melbourne, to be released later this year. Continue reading Campbellfield a Transport ‘Black Hole’→
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has demanded an end to excuses, and immediate funding to bus route 307 from Mitcham to the City via Doncaster, to provide an adequate, usable bus network fitting in with 21st-century lifestyles, not those of the 1950s. Continue reading Apple Orchards, or 21st Century?→
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the government to include Southland Station in its Transport and Liveability blueprint for Melbourne, to be released later this year. Continue reading Southland Station “Obvious”→
Following the announcement of the State Government’s ‘Transport and Liveability Statement’, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for a specific focus on Doncaster. Continue reading Statement must deliver on promises→
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