Category: Media releases
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Homesafe a great start to all-night weekend PT
The PTUA has welcomed confirmation that the “Homesafe” all-night weekend public transport services will start in January 2016, while noting that the government would need to make adjustments to the trial as it became clearer what worked and what didn’t. PTUA spokesman Daniel Bowen said that Melburnians had been calling for all-night trams and trains…
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State Budget: Big boost for rail, less for trams and buses
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has praised the State Budget for taking significant strides to bring the rail system into the 21st century, but noted tram upgrades are more limited, and most bus routes are unlikely to see any improvements. PTUA spokesperson Daniel Bowen said the Andrews Government deserved credit for taking rail transport…
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Westlink revival: Where’s the business case?
PTUA Demands End to ‘Knee-Jerk Planning’ The Public Transport Users Association has demanded the Andrews Government and Transurban publish all analysis supporting the government’s decision to progress the $5.5 billion Western Distributor toll road project. “The government has joined up with the company that makes money off tollroads, and together they’re springing on the public…
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End of East West Link ‘Zombie project’ a victory for Victoria
State, Feds must now get moving on positive agenda, says PTUA. The Public Transport Users Association has welcomed the settlement between the Andrews Government and the East West Link consortium for the sum of $339 million. “After many months of claim and counterclaim from all sides of this affair it is a great relief for…
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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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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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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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This is Melbourne’s Detroit or Vancouver moment
Victorian Voters, Political Parties Face Generational Choice on Transport, says PTUA November’s Victorian election is shaping up to be a defining moment in the State’s history when it comes to transport policy, the Public Transport Users Association said today. “With every week the stakes become clearer for the future of Melbourne,” said PTUA President Dr…
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Open letter to Premier Napthine reminds Coalition of their promise to fix public transport not build East-West toll road
The Public Transport Users Association today published an open letter to Premier Napthine in the Herald Sun reminding the Government of their promise to fix public transport rather than build the East-West toll road. “With our public transport network falling apart, Victorians are shocked that the Government is prioritising this half-baked toll road project without…
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Last chance for Victorian Government to honour its promises
The Napthine Government could boost its tenuous grip on power and regain the confidence of the Victorian public if it kept its 2010 election promises on transport – but time is running out, the Public Transport Users Association said today.
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Big splurge on roads, while public transport planned on the run, says PTUA
The 2014 State Budget will splurge $7 billion on new roads in the next term of government alone, yet will spend only $2.5 billion on new public transport developments in that time. This includes welcome spending on level crossing grade separations and early works on a long-awaited rail link to Melbourne Airport. But actual airport…