Posted August 16th, 2007
A recent Galaxy Poll conducted for The Greens shows that over two thirds of Australians support a trial of free public transport.
Two-thirds of Australians want free travel on buses, trains and ferries, funded from Federal Government surpluses, a nationwide survey says.
In a Galaxy poll commissioned by the Greens, 66 per cent of taxpayers said they […]
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Posted August 13th, 2007
Pedal power in bloom as city parking withers
A report that Sydney is topped only by London and Tokyo for the cost of a parking space in the city makes a free spot at work look even more of a perk.
An increasing number of time-poor executives do not see driving into town as an attractive option. […]
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Posted July 16th, 2007
Even though this video is in French you can work out the the process used for the City of Paris Velib project which was undertaken as a joint venture with JCDecaux. As this story in The Age explains, The city of Sydney and Melbourne are both looking at the same scheme for their respective cities.
The […]
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Posted July 5th, 2007
As a huge fan of congestion charges I quite like this idea proposed by the RTA’s Ken Dobinson.
Here is the solution to choking gridlock for the wealthy and impatient: exorbitant tolls for the exclusive use of the Harbour Bridge’s southbound bus lane.
Under a serious proposal from the former Roads and Traffic Authority director Ken Dobinson, […]
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Posted June 25th, 2007
Reaction on a thread at the Telegraph.
Blog reactions: Mark at Stoush worries about the psychological impact.
I think reinforcing the social pressure on men to have penises of a good size is a bad thing, and indeed may contribute to aggressive acting out by young men who indeed do really have small, tremulous members.
I also crossposted […]
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Posted June 19th, 2007
Ricky Sutton in the Telegraph’s commuting blog on the traffic mayhem that two weeks of rain brings.
I took the picture here this morning. Lovely isn’t it. I can look forward to 90 minutes of the same tomorrow. Oh, and tonight….And so can the rest of the city who have the sheer gall to want […]
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Posted June 4th, 2007
An interesting site attempting to build a case for free public transport.
For the economists there are also many reasons. Having a fare, any fare, requires a basic fixed cost of collecting the fare. That is why many of the examples of success stories on this site are small rural transit systems. They found the cost […]
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Posted May 23rd, 2007
It’ll be interesting to see how this plan by Fairfield Council plays itself out over the coming months.
Fairfield Council will launch the first bicycle loan scheme in NSW this week where residents will be able to borrow a bicycle for at least two months to explore the area’s cycling paths.
About 100 bikes have been donatedand […]
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Posted May 15th, 2007
In March I posted on the NRMA’s supposed concern for all road users, a concern that always involve the removing of any obstacles to free and easy motoring, the money quote was this.
We’re concerned about the safety for all road users, motorists and cyclists
Today, George Monbiot explains just who controls global campaigns for road safety. […]
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Posted May 12th, 2007
Lisa Prior writes a a mea culpa on her driving habits and adds a few thoughts on possible solutions.
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I was one of those rubberneckers who caused traffic chaos a few months ago by driving down to Woolloomooloo to gawk at the Queen Mary 2. In a borrowed […]
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