Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport

How to Fix Hoddle Street - Public Forum, All Welcome.
There are concept plans for a series of overpasses and underpasses at major intersections along Hoddle St. Is this the way to go?
Hoddle St Transport Forum meeting at Collingwood Senior Citizens Room, Eddy Ct Abbotsford, behind the Collingwood Town Hall, just north of Collingwood Railway Station.
This Thursday 18th [...]

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By John Legge,  a Melbourne author, educator and consultant.
Printed in The Age, January 22, 2010
VicRoads and its minister are talking of spending $750 million to move the main traffic jam from the corner of Hoddle and Victoria streets to the intersection of Hoddle Street and Bridge Road.
This gives new Transport Minister Martin Pakula an opportunity to [...]

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Sir Rod Eddington in defending his contentious proposal for a road tunnel has hit back at his critics, suggesting many had bought into “myths” about the green benefits of public transport. As reported in The Leader November 4, Sir Rod Eddington, said the transport debate was “surrounded by a series of myths”, such as the [...]

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From Darren Peters, South Morang Rail Alliance
This week, the South Morang Rail Alliance began its largest media campaign to date and we need your help to ensure the State Government build the Mernda railway extension within the next five years.  This must be included in their November transport Plan for the future livability of the [...]

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From Pt4me2 Youtube channel: Part 1 - Professor Peter Newman on bus vs rail in Perth. Prof Newman explains the decision of transport authorities to opt for rail over bus when they wanted to expand their public transport. Prof Newman was a speaker at yesterdays Forum on Transit options for the Doncaster transport corridor.

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A forum of transport planners and concerns citizens has been told today that rail is the best transit option for Doncaster. The forum, organised by the Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF) with Melbourne, Manningham and Yarra councils and the Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT) at Melbourne University, attracted nearly 100 participants.
MTF Chair [...]

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