[Greens-Media] Tas Greens_Priority Bus Lanes Welcome_T Morris MP

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PRIORITY BUS LANES WELCOME

At last Government Catches Up With Greens' Idea
 
Tim Morris MP
Greens Shadow Infrastructure spokesperson
 
Wednesday 15th October 2008, 
Contact: State Parliamentary Offices of the Tasmanian Greens, (03) 6233
8300

www.tas.greens.org.au


The Tasmanian Greens today congratulated the State Government on finally
making the move to declare Tasmania's first Priority Bus Lane following
years of the Greens advocating such an initiative through successive
Alternative Budgets, and their Submission to the Draft Climate Change
Strategy.

Greens Shadow Infrastructure spokesperson Tim Morris MP said that whilst
the government's announcement is only for a trial at this stage,
Priority Bus Lanes in other places have demonstrated a proven
improvement in efficiency and use of buses, and a reduction in
commuters' use of private vehicles. 

 "it is a significant breakthrough that the State Government has finally
recognised that Priority Bus Lanes are appropriate for dual lane roads
during peak traffic periods," Mr Morris said.

"Through our Alternative Budgets, and our Draft Climate Change Strategy
submission in 2006, the Greens have for years advocated for bus priority
for the Southern Outlet in order to reduce dependency on private
vehicles, reduce carbon output and allow the existing road
infrastructure to operate more efficiently."

"Now that the Government has taken this enlightened step to introduce a
Priority Bus Lane on the Southern Outlet it would be timely to put the
Kingston bypass on hold until an investigation is undertaken to
determine whether the introduction of 'park and ride' and 'bus priority
lanes' can render that project unnecessary."  

"It is also time that Premier Barlett stopped carping on about the
Greens being opposed to everything and acknowledged that this is a
project that the Greens were the first and only party to promote until
today." 




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