[Greens-Media]
Transport plan "the good, the bad and the ugly" (Vic,
C Hartland MLC)
Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
Mon Dec 8 15:13:16 EST 2008
GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT PLAN – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Greens MLC Colleen Hartland says the government's transport plan for the
West is "the good, the bad and the ugly".
THE GOOD
Rail upgrades and infrastructure. "I'm particularly keen on the rail
upgrades that will get rid of the V/Line bottleneck. I love the Tarneit
line idea, but I'll be campaigning for it to be electrified – this is a
golden opportunity to create public transport infrastructure ahead of
development in the new suburbs. I’m thrilled that electrifying the Melton
line is on the drawing board, but I wish they’d do it sooner, and by 2017
it will be out of date – they’ll need to electrify to Bacchus Marsh."
"The rail tunnel from Footscray via Parkville to the Domain is ambitious,
but I'll support it so long as it doesn't hoover up all the public
transport budget."
"Newell's Paddock reserve in Footscray has been spared, extra services on
the Sydenham and Werribee lines, more buses. All good."
THE BAD
"Wherever houses are threatened, there's no detail in the plan. This
spreads fear through the community. Brumby would be better off just
telling the truth from the word go."
"There's no plan to extend the Werribee Line, no plan for tram extensions
or routes like Footscray to Docklands. There are dozens of smaller
projects that could move people efficiently, and they could be done right
now, because we need them now. See the People Plan website*."
"Caroline Spring station is planned to knock out a remnant grassland, one
of the rarest ecosystems in the country. It's also in the middle of a
planned industrial area, miles from Caroline Springs. I can’t imagine
people will want to use it at night, and they won’t be able to cycle
safely off-road to the station. This locks people in to car dependency."
"Although I support the concept of the truck plan off-ramps, I'm concerned
about the lack of detail. I wouldn't want it to go through Stony Creek
parkland, and destroy City of Maribyrnong's plans for a wind farm, and we
don't know how it's going to affect Hyde Street and residential areas."
THE UGLY
"The tunnel under Footscray must be stopped. I will do all I can to help
the community campaign against it, and we will win. The government also
remains committed to the elevated road that will plough through
residential streets in West Footscray and West Sunshine. This is a
nighmare. Again, the lack of detail in the report is distressing
residents whose houses are threatened."
Further comment: Colleen Hartland 9689 6373
* www.thepeopleplan.org.au
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Liz Ingham
Office of Colleen Hartland MLC
Western Metropolitan Region
A: 75 Victoria Street, Seddon 3011
P: 9689 6373
M: 0409 333 595
F: 9689 6227
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: www.electedgreensvictoria.org.au
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