Daniel BowenHappy Vic State Budget Day! I’m heading into the stakeholder lockup to find out what surprises they have for us. Several public transport initiatives already announced, but perhaps a few more up their sleeves. #VicBudget #SpringSt
Public Transport Users AssocYou've probably heard about the public transport fare discounts for under 18s and Seniors funded in last week's State Budget. But there were also service upgrades to make the network more useful for everyone - here are some of the highlights. #SpringSt #VicBudget https://youtube.com/shorts/bsncKzDHoOI?feature=share
Heading into the #SpringSt #VicBudget lockup. Will get out around 1pm. In transport I’m hoping to see more of a focus on increased services, after a decade of mostly investment in infrastructure.
A quick blog on the Victorian state budget from earlier this week. https://danielbowen.com/2024/05/11/state-budget-2024/ #VicBudget
State Budget 2024
Some people assume it's PTV or the transport operators who determine how often your bus, tram or train runs. It's not - it's the State Government, and the State Budget is a good chance to see where their priorities lie. Here's a quick video summary of the Budget: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f-AsLmrxvY4 As has been widely reported, some [...]
Here's a quick overview of the 2024 State Budget - some welcome small service upgrades; some infrastructure projects delayed, which is unfortunate but not surprising. For us the big question is whether they'll commit to frequent services all day every day when the Metro tunnel opens? #VicBudget
#VicBudget: Slowing down the Big Build to a Not Quite So Big Build is unsurprising given they overheated the construction market. The question will be how they plan out much-needed projects such as Melton electrification, rail duplication, tram accessibility etc.
Metro tunnel opening next year is a big chance to boost services to Turn Up And Go - will they take it? #PublicTransport
Metro tunnel opening next year is a big chance to boost services to Turn Up And Go - will they take it? #PublicTransport
Daniel Bowen✅V/ fleet expansion, maintenance depot, extra weekend services, Melton upgrade
✅Bus services to new growth areas
✅Tarneit/Davis Rd🚉
✅FKN line depot
✅Finish the🚇
What's still missing is the kind of service uplift needed to get people - especially in bus land - out of cars.
#VicBudget #SpringSt
✅Bus services to new growth areas
✅Tarneit/Davis Rd🚉
✅FKN line depot
✅Finish the🚇
What's still missing is the kind of service uplift needed to get people - especially in bus land - out of cars.
#VicBudget #SpringSt
Happy #VicBudget day for those who celebrate. Heading into the lockup. We’ll see in a few hours how happy or not it is. #SpringSt