Friday, August 29, 2014

People in Australia fight against wasteful road-building #tunnelpicket

No East West Tunnel - Take the pledge: "The #tunnelpicket takes on the Liberal party and its big business backers. The police used excessive force and the new 'move on' laws to make sure the richest businessmen could sit down with the Government and plan out Victoria's future in the interests of profit rather than ordinary people. Well done to all the community members who took part to put an end to this kind of rotten politics! "

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Urban sprawl and lack of public provision leads to ‘transport poverty’

The Guardian: "These factors lead to transport poverty – where a household is forced to pay more in travel costs than it can reasonably afford.

Transport poverty can occur when people feel forced into car ownership. While there is strong population growth on the fringes of big cities such as Melbourne and Sydney, public transport is often lacking in these areas."

Sunday, August 17, 2014

No East West Tunnel - Take the pledge

"The #tunnelpicket attended the Metropolitan Transport Forum tonight. We want to make sure the major parties have to answer why they’re ploughing ahead with the disastrous East-West Link before they can spruik fake public transport policy in the lead up to the State Election. We got a great response from ordinary people attending the forum, many of whom promised to get involved with the campaign!"



https://www.facebook.com/EastWestTunnelPledge




Tuesday, August 5, 2014

NSW #freepublictransport is popular, shows what people really want

Passengers savour free tickets to ride, courtesy of the Opal Card | News.com.au: "Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian confirmed customers are now flocking to public transport on Saturdays and Sundays. And she expects weekend patronage to increase even more.
Ms Berejiklian puts the bulging carriages and buses down to the free travel provided to Opal card holders once they make eight paid journeys in a week. Opal card holders can also travel all day on a Sunday for $2.50.
“The NSW government has provided more than 8500 extra weekly public transport services since March 2011, and we will continue to look at increasing public transport services for customers when and where it is needed,” she said. “And that includes on the weekend.”"

Friday, August 1, 2014

No East West Tunnel - Fix the buses first!

Facebook: "#tunnelpicket paying a visit to Labor MP for Richmond, Richard Wynne's, office in Smith St. Labor must commit to rip up the contracts!"