Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport

While there has been a lot of talk about giving priority to Buses and Trams on our roads, and Network Operating Plans, that pupport to give priority to pedestians, cyclists and public transport, the Department of Planning, in cohorts with the Deparment of Transport are legislating to give priority to freight on Hoddle Street.
“The Transport [...]

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May 21, 2010 From The Greens
After fighting the secretive State Government for over a year, Greens MP Greg Barber finally got the State Government’s submission to Infrastructure Australia which tried to justify federal funding for the Westlink Freeway.
Barber discovered yet another good reason why the Westlink Freeway should not be built - for every $3 [...]

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When it comes to Noise & Light Pollution, Australia is asleep at the wheel as it affects human health and biodiversity.
Noise and light pollution may cause serious harm to man and to the environment. This EU report reviews the damage caused by noise and light pollution to man and other living species. These types of [...]

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The Hoddle Street Study should have a good look at what’s going on the train line running beside Hoddle St.
Delays at Flinders Street for the Epping and Hurstbridge Lines have increased ever since the loop was “untangled” in November 2008. Until then, morning trains all ran direct from Jollimont to Parliament.
Now passengers on those lines [...]

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From the Age May 14, 2010 by JASON DOWLING AND CLAY LUCAS
STATE Treasurer John Lenders has left the door open for congestion charges on Victoria’s roads this decade following a recommendation in the Henry tax review to consider congestion pricing.
At a Property Council lunch yesterday, Mr Lenders noted the federal government had not responded to [...]

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The Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) has called for bike registrations to restrict bike riding.
VECCI representative Chris James claimed that “road users have paid for roads via fuel taxes and steep registration fees, which also include a component for third-party insurance”.
Chris James represents VECCI on the Hoddle Street Study Stakeholder Advisory [...]

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