...he consultation process for the STAP. Our concerns relate to: stifling of debate on light rail versus bus es the timing of the STAP plan and feedback the methods chosen to elicit public feedback &nbs...
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qimojJbDWb0&showsearch=0] The Belconnen Bus interchange has been demolished and the interim services that will be in place until late 2011 are highly
..., dates back to 2007 and was awarded under then Transport Minister Hargreaves to specifically focus on bus es. All slides using pictures to illustrate network concepts used pictures of bus es. Ironica...
...We were all asked to do two things at each table - nominate the positives and negatives of the current bus system & nominate the 3 most critical issues. That was the extent of the consultation and...
In an article in the Canberra Times on the 04th August 2009, journalist David Stockman reports on how ACT Light Rail refuses to give up on promoting Light Rail for the Territory. The lobby group is
In an article in the Canberra Times on the 28th July 2009, journalist Victor Volante reports on how the Sustainable Transport Action Plan consultation has been pre-empted stating that Light Rail wil
In an article in the June-July 2009 edition of the Gungahlin Community Council bimonthly puiblication "GunSmoke" - the The Councils outlines their analysis of why the ACT Govenrment bid to
... Development. The clip shows clearly how 240 people travelling in 175 cars could be replaced by three bus es or just ONE light rail vehicle. It is important to remember one of the main advantages tha...
In an article in the Sunday Canberra Times on the 10th May 2009, journalist Claire Low reports on the submission that ACT Light Rail made in response to the Canberra Airport Master Plan 2009. (Click
...te the issue for a short period of time these problems will ultimately reemerge as the airport becomes bus ier through an increased number of air travelers and offers increased on-site employment oppor...
...t boundaries so that a light rail system can connect to the Airport Terminal, Majura Park, Brindabella Bus iness Park and the Fairbairn Commercial areas. The submission has also indicated that the Airp...
... very suddenly it seemed, most of them were gone, vanished, to be replaced by smoking, lumbering motor bus es and ever-widening roads and highways. "Progress!" exclaimed the officials; but a...
...rt solution. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has released a Pricewaterhouse Coopers report presenting the bus iness case for light rail in Canberra. The report was commissioned by the Commonwealth Governm...
An opinion piece in the City News, 16th April 2009, by Michael moore (Former independent member of the ACT Legislative Assembly) concurs that the ACT Government bid to Infrastructure Australia is a
An article in the The Chronicle, 14th April 2009, outlines the sticker price for a complete Light Rail network for the Territory. The article goes on to cover the cost benefits analysis and the posi
In an article in the Canberra Times on the 11th April 2009, the ACT Liberal opposition and ACT Light Rail discuss the PWC study and possible outcomes from the Infrastructure Australia Building
An independent bus iness case for light rail in Canberra commissioned by the ACT Government to support its application for Commonwealth funding through Infrastructure Australia (IA) was released
In an article in the Canberra Times on the 3rd April 2009, the ACT Chief Minister (who is also the ACT Transport Minister) admitted he was complicit in the deliberate omission of Light Rail future p
...he release of the study undertaken by Price Waterhouse Coopers for the development of a submission and bus iness case for light rail (for the ACT) to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia. The supp...
At a Belconnen Community Council meeting held on 17 March 2009 representatives of ACTION bus es, ACT Roads and Department of Territorial and Municipal Services outlined the immediate and long terms r
...he existing rail service is slow and irregular and the Canberra station is poorly served by the Action bus service, which takes passengers to Civic on a regular route. There is also a proposal to cl...
Professor Peter Newman explains the decision of WA transport authorities to opt for rail over bus when they wanted to expand their public transport. Part 1: [youtube:http://au.youtube.com/watch
...n relation to the study undertaken by Price Waterhouse Coopers for the development of a submission and bus iness case for ACT light rail to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia. ACT Light Rail will...
...ntract between the ACT Government and Price Waterhouse Coopers for the development of a submission and bus iness case for ACT light rail to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia CLICK HERE for the ...
.... As part of a fully integrated public transport system, light rail will also free up Canberra’s bus network to better service suburban and outer areas. This makes our public transport system mo...
...fit. Transport emissions compared per passenger mile in the USA show. For public transport: Motorbus 347 (carbon emission units) Light Rail & Streetcar ...
...to looking at the best method of moving Canberrans to and from their homes to their place of work. The bus network does not suit the majority of Canberrans and the evidence for this is found in the nu...
...al public. We have commenced one-on-one meetings with various stakeholder groups in government, bus iness and community groups in order to garner and ensure their support for our vision. We ha...
...manager for the phase-one light-rail system in St. Louis,” says Frank Guzzo, Siemens director of bus iness development for its western division. Let’s start with the differences between li...
.... We note that public transport has already been considered although the transport mode recommended is bus es. ACT Light Rail recommendations summary. That grade separated Light Rail linking Molonglo...
...port has already been considered although the transport mode recommended at this time in the report is bus es. ACT Light Rail recommendations summary. Development in the East Lake study area should b...
...nbsp; As we design our light rail system, we need to ensure that, along with an integrated local bus network, light rail reaches all parts of Canberra so that its benefits are accessed by all. ...
...to Belconnen and Gungahlin. CCC supports further studied with a view to developing an Investment Bus iness Case for a system with frequent services to take cars off the road. Such a service could...
... same day the ACT Government announced $87 million more of recently found surplus funds to be spent on bus fleet replacement. The ACT Opposition has already pointed out that this will only restore the...
...ight Rail presents a genuine public transport option for the region. It will integrate with the ACTION bus network, provide environmental, development and investment benefits along its routes. When Li...
...it public transport for the Capital Region. We believe that integration of Light Rail with the ACTION bus network and other bus systems is the most efficient, attractive and sustainable public transp...
...ronment. For more detail on Strasbourg see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg Myth: New disabled bus es are just as easy for disabled passengers to use: [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=OE5DXQ...
...r Bungendore. Number 10. Light Rail has already been proven better than other transit modes, including bus es at attracting former car commuters. The ACT Government ‘Sustainable Transport Plan&rs...
Light rail will relieve congestion on the road network and free up the bus es currently used on the inter-town routes to enable the “feeder” services to be substantially improved. Eve
... Canberra’s planners have acknowledged that a serviceable public transport system, whether it is bus es or light rail, will need a network of dedicated transport corridors. The cost of prov...
... would be comparable to or cheaper than alternatives such as additional or enlarged roads or dedicated bus -ways. Light rail can be built, as needs develop and money is available, similar to our ...
...re would need to be taken to ensure that a properly integrated transport network is created leveraging bus es to feed in to the light rail network. [CLICK HERE FOR A HIGH RESOLUTION MAP] Note that t...
...e whole project could kick start the future of Canberra's public transport system. Canberra's bus system costs every household $600 a year in subsidies; extending services to new employment c...
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...e work by the government, consultants and the community over the last few years is minor change to our bus system, then the whole exercise will have been an unproductive and pointless waste of taxpaye...
...itage tracing back to 1851. More recently they have won several contracts for the construction of Rail Bus es and Low Floor Modular Trams....
...stralia for Federal Infrastructure funding. April 2nd Belconnen Community Centre The new Belconnen Bus interchange solution is not Light Rail friendly: The plans for the replacement Belconnen Bus ...
ACT Light Rail - is a community based, not for profit public transport lobby group comprised of members, (both individuals and representatives of other community groups) who share the common goal of promoting and achieving the ideal of Light Rail as the primary mode of mass public transit in the Capital Region.