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How East West link impacts Banyule residents and NE link
Friends of Banyule President Dennis O’Connell is appearing at the East West Link project panel hearings today. In his presentation he will outline why the EW link should not proceed and how Banyule residents will be impacted. Below is the … Continue reading
Posted in Banyule Flats, Car Dependency, Doncaster Rail, East West Link, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Metro Trains, Napthine Government, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Road Lobby, Trains, Uncategorized
Tagged Banyule, Banyule Flats, Doncaster, East-West Link, Government of Victoria (Australia), Hurstbridge railway line Melbourne, NE-Link-Freeway, North East Link, Public transport
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East West Link will be as disastrous as the desal deal:
In an insightful article in The Age (Victorian desal plant and east-west link disasters are off the rails; 25/11) senior columnist Kenneth Davidson was scathing in his analysis of the East-West Link project, due to its funding and a lack … Continue reading
Benefits of Doncaster Rail – What’s in it for Banyule Residents?
By Ian Hundley and Marion Ware We need to support the Doncaster Rail and campaign against the East West Tollway. Once the latter is built the North East Tollway through pristine Banyule parklands will swiftly follow suit. What are the … Continue reading
Posted in Banyule Flats, Bus Services in Banyule, Car Dependency, Doncaster Rail, East West Link, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Metro Trains, Napthine Government, Ne-Link Freeway, Population Growth, Public Transport, Trains, Uncategorized
Tagged Doncaster, Doncaster Rail, Transport
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Opposition to $8 billion EW tollway tunnel continues to grow
Earlier this month representatives from Friends of Banyule attended a meeting of the former CTAG (Coalition of Transport Action Groups) at the Collingwood Elderly Citizens Hall.
The Age: This is not a plan. It is a hoax driven by money
Victoria’s most senior bureaucrat, Andrew Tongue, recently said that the Victorian government could not control the number or type of apartment towers in Melbourne because of a need for foreign capital.
Banyule Council supports Doncaster Rail
By Ian Hundley On 3 December the Banyule City Council resolved to support the preferred Eastern Freeway “Express to the City ” alignment for the proposed Doncaster rail service.
Scary sight: Abbot in charge of federal funding of transport!
“Almost nothing signifies progress more than new roads….” By Ian Hundley In the right time and place this sentiment would not have been the source of too much concern. If it was uttered 40 years ago, that is. However these … Continue reading
Where the rubber hits the road
Urgent transport reforms are needed to tackle traffic issues caused by urban sprawl in Melbourne. Greens Senate candidate and transport analyst, Janet Rice, sounded a strong warning that urban sprawl in Melbourne’s northern suburbs will accelerate pressure for the North-East … Continue reading
Two Melbourne Transport Stories
Here are two competing images of Melbourne’s transport future just a few hundred metres apart on Alexandra Parade in Collingwood and Fitzroy: We have the City of Yarra’s billboard which asks people to campaign for Doncaster rail and a few … Continue reading
RACV 2012 Red Spot Black Mark
RACV cooks the books with Red Spot Roads Survey. Communities need to act now to promote public transport. The roads lobby group, the RACV, has launched its biennial “Red Spot” survey which can be expected to form the basis of … Continue reading
Posted in Baillieu Government, Bus Services in Banyule, Car Dependency, Doncaster Rail, Hurstbridge rail line, Investment in Rail, Metro Trains, Ne-Link Freeway, Public Transport, Road Lobby, Vic Roads
Tagged Public transport, RACV, Red Spot, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Terry Mulder
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