I missed last month’s ten year old photos post, so here’s bumper crop from March and April 2015. Remember when they tried to brand a residential development at the western end of the CBD with the New York-style “Upper West Side” name? Attending a Southland station consultation (at Southland naturally)… …then getting a photo at ... [More]
(Not a transport post) I suspect some people would rather forget 2020, but I just wanted to mark that it’s five years since the COVID-19 pandemic really took hold, and lockdowns began in March 2020. Previous blogs have included posts from the midst of lockdown, a summary the events of 2020, and I also wrote ... [More]
Long waits and packed trains for Moomba are a reminder that weekend services are not keeping up with travel demand
Shorter trains, but more of them
I’ve been pretty busy and missed my usual posting of ten year old photos from January, so here’s two months in one hit. January 2015, two months after Labor got into power pledging they would remove the level crossing at Bentleigh and rebuild the station – but the previous project to upgrade the crossing was ... [More]
No real surprises in the latest data, but it seems like service provision is holding back patronage growth.
Fixing buses is a big opportunity for government to help the outer suburbs.
It seems to work well, but how much are they actually testing?
The central subway at Flinders Street has reopened for interchange between platforms
Some observations from a quick trip north west
Stairs and steep ramps remain a barrier to some people in many public places
Great to see Maidstone tram depot taking shape, but why have they made it more difficult for pedestrians?