tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290311875295576357.post6143972637610672135..comments2023-09-06T18:09:40.973+10:00Comments on pt4me2: Fix public transport, Brumby urged: The AgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290311875295576357.post-28869925877500341802008-11-26T12:38:00.000+11:002008-11-26T12:38:00.000+11:00We have a problem now and, with another million pe...We have a problem now and, with another million people, we'll have a bigger problem.<BR/>For the future, extend the rail lines to the ends of the urban growth boundary.<BR/>For the present, get another 3,000 to 4,000 buses - to provide coverage and frequency <BR/><BR/>Remember that good public transport has all of the characteristics -<BR/>frequency<BR/>coverage<BR/>links/connections<BR/>reasonable travel time<BR/>reliable<BR/>safe *<BR/>comfortable *<BR/>clean *<BR/>perceived value for money <BR/><BR/>(* including at train stations and bus stops)<BR/><BR/>Public transport must be in place before people move into new suburbs<BR/>(and buy that otherwise unnecessary extra car)<BR/>Start with small buses and provide bigger buses as patronage expands.<BR/><BR/>(Is there any truth in the recent article in The Age that LM John So is in Premier Brumby's pocket and Brumby is in Macquarie Bank's pocket ?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290311875295576357.post-76444619678638811492008-11-25T16:44:00.000+11:002008-11-25T16:44:00.000+11:00It would be a disgrace if even another metre of fr...It would be a disgrace if even another metre of freeway were constructed or any freeway widened. The government seems still wedded to the concept of moving vehicles rather than people. Extensions of the rail system to Doncaster East, Mernda, Aurora, Rowville [or further to Fern Tree Gully]as well as eltrification to Melton & Sunbury must be done very soon. Extensions to the tram system are also overdue. The only level crossings that need to be removed are those where rail & tram cross.<BR/>Rod Watson, public transport user, motorist & cyclist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290311875295576357.post-53154287807429057532008-11-25T15:46:00.000+11:002008-11-25T15:46:00.000+11:00extend existing lines, build long overdue ones--th...extend existing lines, build long overdue ones--that's a good start.<BR/>Long term--reconfigure the network as end-to-end, colour-coded lines operating independently, as with any mass transit system around the world. This would require some tunnels, a lot of new rolling stock, and no small amount of courage and foresight from government and communities alike.Imparohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462974116281763649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290311875295576357.post-61287735933674334662008-11-25T15:37:00.000+11:002008-11-25T15:37:00.000+11:00Extending existing lines (eg. Epping line to Whitt...Extending existing lines (eg. Epping line to Whittlesea and Aurora, and Alamein to Chadstone) and building new branch lines to Rowville via Monash, and the long-overdue Doncaster/Donvale line, and the airport line etc etc should occupy the government's full and immediate attention--this could be done at a fraction of the cost of the proposed tunnels. I can already get from Caulfield to Footscray by train if I want to!What is the point of constructing a tunnel from the Eastern Freeway to the west when studies consistently show that only a fraction of traffic wants to head west from said freeway?<BR/>A longer-term solution would be the conversion of the network's lines into colour-coded, end-to-end lines that stretch from side of the city to the other without necessarily going through the CBD--just as they do in any functional mass transit system around the world. If for example the Epping and Sandringham lines were joined via a short tunnel under Punt Rd, passengers along that route on their way to the city would have to change trains once (Richmond, if coming from the south, or Clifton Hill, where a tunnel could be built into the city via Melbourne University, from the north). The time lost changing lines would be offset by frequent and fast trains running on track that is not shared with other lines, but which operate more or less independently.Imparohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462974116281763649noreply@blogger.com