One of the biggest hassle with using a bike or public transport or walking is the need to carry stuff. Shopping, a change of clothes, sporting equipment, tools and paperwork are just a few of the things I regularly cart around with me. It’s not too big a deal carting all that stuff [...]
more …Interesting quote from Vuchic V.R. (200) `Urban Transportation Policies: United States and Peer Countries’ Chapter 4 Transportation for liveable Cities, Centre for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, New Jersey, p148
“In urban transportation the concept of free market is utopian because of three factors related to basic competing modes – highways and transit. First, [...]
I wrote a paper on zero fare public transport for a university subject. Read it here.
more …Would you take this trip?
Sat, 5:18 pm
Take the bus towards Albury (NSW)
Sat, 8:45 pm
Get off at stop Benalla Railway Station/Mackellar St (Benalla)
Sun, 5:26 am
Take the Route XPT bus towards Southern Cross Station (Spencer Street)
Sun, 7:35 am
Get off at stop Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
That’s right!!! 3hrs to Benalla. Then 2hours the next [...]
Todays topic is – Tram Stops at Flinders St Station.
Introduction
Transport interchanges are really where it all happens in a transport network. They are the places where everything meets and through which virtually everything passes. Hence, they need to be laid out to allow safe, easy and convienient movement of people and goods from one [...]
They tried the “one-way pedestrian traffic at Flinder St station” thing again last week. I think it was on Tuesday.
I didn’t get all that good a look at it this time. In the morning I went in via the Elizabeth Street entrance straight onto the train no worries. In the afternoon I didn’t get [...]
I was at Flinders St station at around 11am on Oaks Day. There was a trial of the ‘One-Way’ pedestrian systems that is going to solve all our transport problems during the Commonwealth Games.
The premise was that Flinders St Station would become one giant one way pedestrian loop. Entry to the station was to be [...]