Category: Media releases
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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…
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Zone 2 residents likely worse off, not better off from fare changes: PTUA
The Public Transport Users Association has slammed the Napthine Government’s announcement of a flat fare cap for Melbourne as a “lost opportunity” to reform fares in a sustainable direction, and as a longer-term hit on people in the suburbs that the scheme is supposed to help. “If Premier Napthine really wanted to make public transport…
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Big win for south east, no win for west and north, masks ‘split personality’ on transport policy
The Napthine Government’s announcement of $2 billion of rail infrastructure upgrades and new trains for the Dandenong, Pakenham and Cranbourne corridors has won the strong backing of the Public Transport Users Association, who have labelled it “a template for fixing the rail network across Melbourne”. But it is a shame the improvements are entirely confined…
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PTUA calls for more public transport for White Night
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called for upgrades to public transport services for White Night, in response to long delays and overcrowding at the all-night festival. PTUA President Tony Morton said clearly White Night was a huge success, with estimates of 500,000 people attending, and the state government was to be congratulated for…
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Planned overcrowding – Reduced summer timetable results in passenger crush
In the wake of severe overcrowding on some train services, the PTUA has criticised the continued reduced timetable, which has cut services on some lines by as much as 50% until late January.[1] The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) released photos and video [see below] showing crammed conditions on a Frankston line train on Wednesday…
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Community campaign launched as traffic drives Melbourne to crisis point
Fed up with crippling commute times, residents across Melbourne are voicing their anger at the Napthine Government’s plan to sink up to $14 billon into another traffic-clogged tunnel and toll road instead of better public transport. With one year until Victorians next go to the polls, Melbourne community groups from Kensington to Frankston and from…
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ALP’S “Project 10000”, an important start, but not yet a plan
With their “Project 10000” document, the Victorian Labor Opposition has clearly listened to community demands for better public transport, but it risks everything with its weak position on the East West Link , the Public Transport Users Association said today. PTUA President Dr Tony Morton said Labor’s pledge to remove fifty of the worst level…
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PTUA presents inaugural Paul Mees Award to ‘people power’ transport activists
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has presented the inaugural Paul Mees Award for transport advocacy to Darren Peters and Trevor Carroll of the South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance. PTUA Tony Morton presented the award to Mr Peters and Mr Carroll at the PTUA’s 2013 Annual General Meeting. “Darren and Trevor are worthy recipients…
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Napthine Government plays Victorian public for fools, says PTUA
‘Rash’ $15 billion promise will rip funds from schools, hospitals and vital transport fixes, says user group The Public Transport Users Association today slammed Napthine Government plans to commit more billions of dollars to a further extension of its proposed East West Link road project. “Even the first stage of this road at $8 billion…