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  • Melbourne to get Google Transit eventually, but data to remain secret?

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has learnt that moves are underway to include Melbourne’s public transport timetables in Google Transit, but it seems there are no plans to release timetable data publicly. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said that Google Transit had timetable data for over four hundred cities around the world[1], including all services…

  • Myki must work for users; must provide single-use option

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed an end to the uncertainty over Myki, but criticised the dumping of single-use tickets for new and occasional public transport users. “Finally, there is an answer – Myki will be staying”, said PTUA President Daniel Bowen. “But the apparent move to run the system only with reusable…

  • Cars, public transport must have equal treatment under carbon price

    The Public Transport Users Association has called on the Gillard Labor Government to ensure public transport users are not penalised relative to motorists under a future carbon price. Prime Minister Julia Gillard stated on Sunday that motorists’ fuel purchases would be excluded from a carbon price in perpetuity. However, the government has not made any…

  • Bus users call for new paper tickets to replace short-term Myki

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder to clarify the position regarding Myki short-term tickets. PTUA Regional Spokesman Paul Westcott said yesterday’s announcement about Myki had created uncertainty for regional bus users in areas using Myki, including Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. “Over sixty percent of bus travellers…

  • Tram 8 to Kooyong short-sighted

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has criticised as short-sighted plans by the Department of Transport to terminate route 8 trams at Kooyong. “The objective should be to extend the number 8 tram east to Hartwell where it would connect with several other tram, train and bus routes,” said PTUA eastern spokesman Jeremy Lunn. “Kooyong…

  • Oakleigh bus hub a hazard

    Public safety is being put at risk at the Oakleigh bus interchange according to the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). The PTUA has called for a redesign of the bus interchange in Oakleigh to improve passenger and pedestrian safety. “The current bus interchange is an accident waiting to happen,” said the PTUA’s outer east convenor…

  • Shuttle bus shows urgent need for rail

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has endorsed the new route 601 express bus service operating between Huntingdale railway station and Monash University Clayton campus, but said it should be seen as an interim measure only. The PTUA warned that the service will not entirely solve Monash University’s transport woes and proves that the Rowville…

  • Rail investigation finds great prospects

    On Friday 20th May members of the Outer East Branch of the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) together with representatives of the City of Knox inspected the route for the proposed Rowville railway line. “We saw the great potential for this railway line to revolutionise transport and the economy by creating over 15,000 jobs in…

  • No action on Chadstone buses

    The Department of Transport has failed to act on the issue of slow and crowded buses around Chadstone according to the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA). “Passengers to Chadstone are being left to hang from the wrist straps on buses stuck in traffic, while bureaucrats sit and twiddle their thumbs,” said PTUA outer east convenor…

  • Budget 2011: Shakeup of public transport planning and management welcomed

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed funding for the Coalition Government’s Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA) in today’s State Budget, but expressed disappointment at the lack of upgrades for tram and bus users. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said that it was critical that the shakeup of planning and management of public transport go…

  • The missing tram-link

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the Baillieu Government to commit to a four-kilometre extension of the number 8 tram along Toorak Road from Glenferrie Road to Summerhill Road, Hartwell. The extension would link four tramlines and fill in a severe public transport black hole for residents in Toorak, Hawthorn East, Glen…

  • Knox Transit Link: 163 buses gone missing

    A study completed by the The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has revealed gaping holes and long waits exist on the Knox Transit Link. Only 16 percent of tram services are met by a connecting bus service timed within two minutes, while 163 tram services per a week have no connecting bus at all. “Outer…