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Residents and businesses in the City of Melbourne will have a profound choice to make in this year’s Lord Mayoral election, the Public Transport Users Association said today.
The PTUA has released a scorecard rating the various candidates on the major transport issues affecting the City. Candidates were surveyed for their positions on key issues including the Eddington road tunnel, tram priority, car parking and Swanston Street. Read the rest of this article »
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the State Government to make spending on suburban rail extensions the State’s highest transport infrastructure priority, following reports that the State Government would scale back spending on its upcoming transport plan.
PTUA President Daniel Bowen said the State Government should reconsider its plans for the expensive Eddington road and rail tunnels, in favour of extending the rail network into poorly-served suburbs. Read the rest of this article »
The Geelong Branch of the Public Transport Users Association has called on all candidates for the City of Greater Geelong council to declare their support for the return of a bus interchange to Moorabool Street.
Branch convenor Paul Westcott said Geelong voters had a right to know if their councillors were going to stand in the way of long-overdue improvements to Geelong’s local public transport system. Read the rest of this article »
A large crowd gathered at Flinders Street Station last Sunday to protest against the proposed Eddington road tunnel. Speakers included PTUA, Protectors of Public Lands, and several groups from suburbs likely to be affected by the road tunnel, all calling for the project to be abandoned, and for upgraded public transport instead.
Here is an ABC TV news report of the rally, as well as a nearby rally against clearways.
Join the Coalition of Transport Action Groups for a community rally and picnic, starting at Flinders St Station and ending up at the Alexandra Gardens opposite the National Gallery of Victoria.
Where: Steps of Flinders Street Station
When: 11:15am for 12 noon, Sunday 26th October 2008
Keynote speaker: Daniel Bowen of the Public Transport Users Association.
Please bring banners and placards supporting sustainable transport and opposing the Eddington tunnel. Read the rest of this article »
The PTUA Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 30th of October at 6:30pm at Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane.
Our guest speaker for this year’s AGM is Channel 7 state political reporter Brendan Donohoe, who will provide his insights into state politics, the media, and the transport debate.
Brendan has covered state politics since the late-1970s, and is head of the Victorian Parliamentary Press Gallery. He has been with Channel 7 since 1990. Channel 7 news is frequently Melbourne’s top-rating television news service, with over 400,000 viewers per weeknight, and often interviews the PTUA on transport-related stories.
The AGM is also the opportunity for members to discuss transport-related concerns with the PTUA committee, and to see what the PTUA has been doing for the past 12 months.
We also have some important decisions for members — apart from electing a new committee for 2008-2009, there are a number of constitutional amendments being proposed, in response to concerns about “stacking” raised at last year’s AGM. Read the rest of this article »
Leader Newspapers are running a “live blog” discussion with Connex’s spokesman John Rees this morning between 10am and 11am. Click here to participate.
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has supported the metropolitan train timetable changes announced for November, as an immediate fix to secure vital extra peak hour train services.
PTUA President Daniel Bowen said the current pattern of scheduling nearly all services through the underground loop was contrary to the original operating plans from the 1970s, and was wasting vital capacity in the system. Because of severe overcrowding on many lines, better use of existing track capacity was needed to allow more services to run, necessitating a change to the way the Loop is used. Read the rest of this article »
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has launched a campaign calling for more station staff. The PTUA agrees that fully staffing stations can make a big difference to security, customer service and fare evasion. We encourage all public transport users to sign the RTBU’s online petition.
Join the Coalition of Transport Action Groups for a community rally and picnic, starting at Flinders St Station and ending up at the Alexandra Gardens opposite the National Gallery of Victoria.
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