It’s the last day of April, so here’s my monthly post of photos from ten years ago. Early April 2008 seems to have been busy. I had this opinion piece published on the ABC web site, in relation to the then-just published Eddington “East West Link Needs Assessment“: An unhealthy dose of bitumen for Melbourne ... [More]
Month: April 2018
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Pre-budget week
There’s been a flurry of pre-budget announcements in the world of PT. Hurstbridge line works extended by a week as they grapple with signalling issues on the rebuilt section of track. Apparently it’s down to compatibility issues between new signalling equipment and old. This was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Amazingly, almost 24 hours later, PTV’s ... [More]
There are undoubted challenges to writing information that has to fit into a limited space. Here’s one I noticed recently where perhaps they haven’t got the balance quite right. Bus route 605 was recently changed at its City end, to run via the Botanic Gardens, Southbank and Queen Street to Flagstaff Station, instead of the ... [More]
I mentioned last year I was thinking about upgrading my car, which is frequently unused during the week, but still needed on occasions. Car share hasn’t reached our area yet. Buying cars is not something I do lightly. In 18 years of driving, I’ve only owned two vehicles: a 1993 Magna (owned 2000-2008), and a ... [More]
I don’t have a blog post for you today, but head over to The Age to read my opinion piece there: We can afford better public transport – if we stop building freeways Hopefully it gets some people thinking and talking.
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Skyrail part 2: Clayton station open
The new Clayton station opened this morning, and I went down to take a look. The design is very similar to Noble Park, which opened in February. A ramp just west of the station (and Clayton Road) brings the trains up onto the elevated section. From there, the track is entirely elevated as far as ... [More]
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Floaters!
Everybody gets floaters to some extent, apparently. Little artefacts, interference in your eyesight. Floating blobs. In the last couple of months I’ve been getting more of them than before, particularly in bright light. Official advice says this is common in people as they get older, and is likely to be either the vitreous humour slightly ... [More]
Well, this is a bit out of the blue. Since at least 1969 they’ve been talking about a (heavy) rail line from Huntingdale via Monash Uni to Rowville. Today it turns out the State Government is proposing a tram line instead. Age: New tram line planned to run from Caulfield to Rowville via Chadstone State ... [More]
Sometimes it’s easy to be cynical. Progress in public transport can be slow. But there is some progress. I found this from May 2007 — it was an email from me to a local politician who had asked about public transport issues in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. I’ll intersperse my original points with some ... [More]
I wrote years ago that it was stupid to throw away 145 years of brand recognition when they renamed Spencer Street station to Southern Cross. Good news – it turns out they’ve just named it back! This is a great idea. The name “Southern Cross” is meaningless. “Spencer Street” is meaningful, it tells you where ... [More]