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  • Back to the ’60s

    WITH talk of another road bridge across the Yarra, it becomes clear that our planners, State Government and Opposition still have their transport thinking stuck in the 1960s. How many times does it have to be spelt out: Building another road just results in more traffic. It’s been the case with every freeway so far,…

  • Tram priority: we’re on the same track

    IT’S certainly true that the Public Transport Users Association has not always seen eye to eye with outgoing Yarra Trams boss Hubert Guyot on every issue (The Age, 6/9). But we agree on a number of topics – none more so than the need for tram priority on our roads.

  • NYE Transport Totally Inadequate

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has hit out at what it describes as totally inadequate plans for New Year’s Eve public transport services. “We would love to tell people they can rely on public transport to get them home after the fireworks”, said PTUA president Daniel Bowen. “But we know from past years many…

  • Public Condemn Melbourne Central Exit Closure

    96% of Melbourne Central station users don’t want the popular Swanston Street exit to close, according to a survey published by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). The PTUA says that there is overwhelming opposition to Melbourne Central’s plan to close the exit and divert train users through the middle of the centre starting on…

  • Melbourne Central Closure Study Flawed, Say Users

    Melbourne Central have used flawed assumptions to justify closing the busiest exit of the city’s second busiest train station, say the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). Secret plans revealed earlier this week by the PTUA showed Melbourne Central is about to close the direct escalator link between Swanston Street and the station, instead forcing pedestrians…