June 2005


Current Events & Melbourne02 Jun 2005 08:57 am

Transport lobby shows roads rage (The Age / Lorna Edwards)

From the article: “Railway lines to Doncaster and Rowville and an extension of tram lines to Knox and Doncaster would ease the city’s growing traffic congestion more than huge road projects, public transport advocates said yesterday.

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Public Transport Users Association president Daniel Bowen said “The Committee for Melbourne appears to have fallen for the myth that more roads relieve traffic congestion. They don’t,”

The Age are also carrying an article about The Connex Whinger, a frustrated train network user who believes Connex’s published punctuality figures are not entirely accurate.

Melbourne01 Jun 2005 10:11 am

Plan to overhaul city’s transport network (The Age / Dan Silkstone)

The article describes a plan by a lobby group wishing to extend the road network and road-based public transport. There is no mention of tram or train network improvements.