Grade separating level crossings has numerous benefits: it allows more trains to run without impacting on others, it cuts delays to motorists, bus/tram passengers, pedestrians (including train users) and cyclists. And emergency services. Clayton is particularly bad for this, because it’s so close to Monash Medical Centre, but it’s not uncommon to see ambulances or ... [More]
Month: September 2015
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New architecture intruding on old
From the Victorian Heritage Database: The school building was sited for optimal viewing from Alexander[sic] Avenue. The low lying land in the foreground was utilized for a sports oval and the land in between was terraced with steps, paths and roadways. This resulted in uninterrupted views of the impressive building from the north and west. ... [More]
The tram stoppage is on today. From about 8:30 trams start heading back to depots, and won’t resume fully until about 3pm. Full details on the Yarra Trams web site, including precise last/first times, replacement services and alternative services. As I’ve written before, getting around the CBD is actually not too hard without trams. Even ... [More]
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A 30 minute nugget of ideas
This podcast from ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live a few months ago is a 30 minute nugget of transport and city ideas: Why fund rail when roads are our future? Ignore the thoroughly incorrect title and the first minute or two from the host, previewing the later parts of the program. The participants throw ... [More]
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A minor Myki mystery solved
I’ve solved a little Myki mystery. For years I’d been asked about this scenario: Assume you have paid your daily fare on Myki Money (eg pay as you go), if you load a Pass (eg a weekly or monthly) onto the same card, will the Pass activate immediately, or wait until your daily fare has ... [More]
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#TrainStrike
That moment when you’re talking about train disruptions, and one sneaks up behind you… …but I think I bumbled my way through it okay. So here we are. The first major industrial action on the train network since 1997, following a similar tram stoppage last week. Trains begin shutting down from 8:17am — that’s the ... [More]
I’m all for al fresco dining. It can be lovely sitting in the sun on the street enjoying food and drink — and will be doubly so once the smoking ban comes in, in 2017. And it helps make our streets more interesting and interactive. But getting off a bus in Brighton the other day, ... [More]
As someone who can do a lot of my travel by foot or on public transport, I drive fewer kilometres than the average. But sometimes I have to drive. I was thinking about the things one can do to be a considerate driver with regard to more vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, ... [More]