WestLink Rally
Rally to say NO new road tunnel NO new freeway
When: Saturday 13th November
Time: 12-1:30pm
Where: Hampshire Rd, opposite the Sunshine library
Speakers:
Dr Paul Mees (Senior Lecturer Transport Planning RMIT)
Colleen Hartland (Greens MLC, Western Metropolitan)
BTAG - Brimbank Transport Action Group
No Freeways 4 West Footscray
PTUA -Public Transport Users Association
Janet Rice (Greens Candidate for Footscray)
Geraldine Brooks (Greens candidate for Derrimut)
In July the state government announced 3 route options for Westlink. Their idea of consultation was to make the community choose which homes and schools should have more pollution and freeway noise.
We want the $5.3 billion dollars projected cost of Westlink which is taxpayers’ money spent on 5-10 minute train and bus services from 6am to midnight.
Westlink will not solve the problem. Freeways only ever lead to more car dependence and more traffic congestion. Most of the traffic on the Westgate is heading in to the city and it is this traffic that would use public transport if it worked. This would free up the Westgate for those cars and trucks that need it
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Showing posts with label public transport. Show all posts
3.11.10
30.10.10
A six point plan for better Public Transport
Geraldine Brooks- Lower house candidate for Derrimut
30 October 2010
“People in Melbourne's West are sick and tired of a failing public transport system, this issue comes up time and time again out on the campaign trail, “said Geraldine Brooks, Greens candidate for Derrimut at the launch of the Greens Six Point Plan to Fix Public Transport.
“It is the Greens who are strongly committed to fast, frequent, well connected, safe and accessible public transport for Victoria. A key step in achieving that is the establishment of an independent and accountable Public Transport Authority,” Geraldine said.
“There’s a myriad of agencies connected to the provision of public transport, The Greens would abolish these bureaucracies and transfer their powers and funding, but not necessarily their staff, to the new Public Transport Authority.”
Under the Greens plan urgent problems needing immediate action would be tackled, buses, rail, myki and a future growth taskforce all in the mix.
V/Line was taken back into public hands in 2003. Until recently, it operated in limbo, as the Bracks and Brumby governments tried to devise a way to reprivatise it. As a result, there has been little long-term planning. It needs reform, rather than wholesale replacement.
“There needs to be a concerted effort to integrate our regional transport and devise an integrated rail-bus network connecting regional Victorians to local, inter-regional and Melbourne destinations. This includes a staged program for track duplications, electrification and standardisation to allow for additional services across regional Victoria,” Geraldine concluded.
The Greens Six Point Plan to Fix Public Transport:
1. End the failed privatisation experiment
2. Establish a powerful, accountable public transport authority
3. Fixing urgent problems
4. Make public transport safe
5. Extend rail and tram systems
6. Integrated public transport for regional Victoria
For the detailed plan click here.
Geraldine Brooks- Lower house candidate for Derrimut
30 October 2010
“People in Melbourne's West are sick and tired of a failing public transport system, this issue comes up time and time again out on the campaign trail, “said Geraldine Brooks, Greens candidate for Derrimut at the launch of the Greens Six Point Plan to Fix Public Transport.
“It is the Greens who are strongly committed to fast, frequent, well connected, safe and accessible public transport for Victoria. A key step in achieving that is the establishment of an independent and accountable Public Transport Authority,” Geraldine said.
“There’s a myriad of agencies connected to the provision of public transport, The Greens would abolish these bureaucracies and transfer their powers and funding, but not necessarily their staff, to the new Public Transport Authority.”
Under the Greens plan urgent problems needing immediate action would be tackled, buses, rail, myki and a future growth taskforce all in the mix.
V/Line was taken back into public hands in 2003. Until recently, it operated in limbo, as the Bracks and Brumby governments tried to devise a way to reprivatise it. As a result, there has been little long-term planning. It needs reform, rather than wholesale replacement.
“There needs to be a concerted effort to integrate our regional transport and devise an integrated rail-bus network connecting regional Victorians to local, inter-regional and Melbourne destinations. This includes a staged program for track duplications, electrification and standardisation to allow for additional services across regional Victoria,” Geraldine concluded.
The Greens Six Point Plan to Fix Public Transport:
1. End the failed privatisation experiment
2. Establish a powerful, accountable public transport authority
3. Fixing urgent problems
4. Make public transport safe
5. Extend rail and tram systems
6. Integrated public transport for regional Victoria
For the detailed plan click here.
23.9.10
4.6.10
Colleen Hartland has organised a series of community meetings to discuss the impact of Westlink through our neighbourhoods. She has been a strong advocate for our community and continues to say NO to westlink because it is an inefficient, polluting and uneconomic plan which will only lead to increased traffic. Come and join us in standing up to the Brumby governments car and truck plan.
The Greens have a real transport plan which will deliver fast efficient public transport and cost a fraction of this proposed road!
Remaining Westling meetings are:
West Footscray
YMCA cnr Market St & Essex St West Footscray 7pm Thurs 17 June
West Sunshine
West Sunshine Community Centre
25 Kermeen Street, West Sunshine 2pm Sun 11 July
Glengala
Glengala Community Centre
Glengala Road, West Sunshine 7pm Tues 13 July
Sunshine
Uniting Church Conference Centre 28 Withers St, SUNSHINE 7pm Thurs 15 July
The Greens have a real transport plan which will deliver fast efficient public transport and cost a fraction of this proposed road!
Remaining Westling meetings are:
West Footscray
YMCA cnr Market St & Essex St West Footscray 7pm Thurs 17 June
West Sunshine
West Sunshine Community Centre
25 Kermeen Street, West Sunshine 2pm Sun 11 July
Glengala
Glengala Community Centre
Glengala Road, West Sunshine 7pm Tues 13 July
Sunshine
Uniting Church Conference Centre 28 Withers St, SUNSHINE 7pm Thurs 15 July
22.5.09
National Ride to School Day
National Ride to School Day, held on Wednesday 25th March, was the biggest yet with schools reporting the travel habits of over 100,000 students. The day was a massive success with over 1009 schools registered - an 81% increase on 2008 numbers.
Hopefully each year it is held, more and more kids are won over by how much fun it is to ride to school. A great campaign for healthy transport habits and respect for people-friendly urban environments.
National Ride to School Day, held on Wednesday 25th March, was the biggest yet with schools reporting the travel habits of over 100,000 students. The day was a massive success with over 1009 schools registered - an 81% increase on 2008 numbers.
Hopefully each year it is held, more and more kids are won over by how much fun it is to ride to school. A great campaign for healthy transport habits and respect for people-friendly urban environments.
21.5.09
Regional Rail Link to go ahead
Last week saw a significant new investment in public transport, with the State securing over $6 billion for projects. Demonstrating its commitment to deliver on the $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan, the State allocated over $3 billion for pub-lic transport projects in its 2009-10 Budget including the long-awaited extension of the Epping Rail Line to South Morang and a significant boost for network operations with the upcoming delivery of 20 new trains. Following the State Government's announcement, the Federal Government allocated $3.2 billion for the Regional Rail Link from the Building Australia Fund which will be the most significant public transport project undertaken in the state since the City Loop was constructed in the 1970s.
Last week saw a significant new investment in public transport, with the State securing over $6 billion for projects. Demonstrating its commitment to deliver on the $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan, the State allocated over $3 billion for pub-lic transport projects in its 2009-10 Budget including the long-awaited extension of the Epping Rail Line to South Morang and a significant boost for network operations with the upcoming delivery of 20 new trains. Following the State Government's announcement, the Federal Government allocated $3.2 billion for the Regional Rail Link from the Building Australia Fund which will be the most significant public transport project undertaken in the state since the City Loop was constructed in the 1970s.
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