As noted by this post, the figure of “transit boardings per person per year” is something of a simplistic measure (particularly given issues around what’s included and what isn’t, and whether public transport networks are structured to encourage single vehicle journeys, or anywhere-to-anywhere trips using lots of transfers). But still, it does help give a ... [More]
Month: September 2012
I quite like these adverts. But… The phone screen grabs below are from 8:15am yesterday. My usual 8:29 train had been cancelled, but while this was listed on the Metlink Android app (not yet rebranded to PTV), it was not listed on the Metro web site. By my count, the Metlink app lists nine cancellations, ... [More]
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Tramspotting: B1 and B2 #gunzel
I think it was Lonely Planet that had an entry about transport in Melbourne that bemoaned the fact they are no longer the traditional wooden trams of olde but instead “pneumatic monsters”. They might have been talking about tram numbers 2001 and 2002. They are B-class trams, but with a difference. These two were the ... [More]
This was the scene at Ventura’s South Oakleigh bus depot on Sunday afternoon: This was the scene on-board their 903 service from South Oakleigh (next to the depot) to Chadstone: The 903 is only half-hourly on Sundays, but clearly the demand is there. It’s the same with many bus services across Melbourne — there are ... [More]
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Do you still buy CDs? And why?
This topic came up on social media and in real life recently: do you still buy CDs, and why? I do. I buy some stuff on iTunes and Bigpond Music (which sells MP3s), and buy some stuff (particularly older material) on CD. Why? Because I prefer the softer, warmer, fuller sound of CDs to the ... [More]
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The multi-lingual rhino poster
I quite like these ads: From what I’ve heard, the campaign was originally quite successful, but started to wear off after a few months, so I guess they need to keep revamping it to continue to get the message across.