JacobAs a city, Melbourne has the potential to be a leader in innovative and sustainable urban design. Let's hope that future development projects prioritize livability and sustainability. #urbanism #sustainability #melbourne
Now at @@finneh It does, but its suburbs need a *lot* of retrofitting.
@ajsadauskas yep… a *lot*.
If I could get rid of my car and live on public and active transport in the suburbs without massively sacrificing the time factor, I would do it in a heartbeat. Currently the quickest way for me to get to work (I work a few suburbs away) is 2 hours by public or active transport but 20 minutes by car.
Not to mention how unreliable public transport is out here as well. Can’t rely on it unless I was headed into Melbourne CBD
If I could get rid of my car and live on public and active transport in the suburbs without massively sacrificing the time factor, I would do it in a heartbeat. Currently the quickest way for me to get to work (I work a few suburbs away) is 2 hours by public or active transport but 20 minutes by car.
Not to mention how unreliable public transport is out here as well. Can’t rely on it unless I was headed into Melbourne CBD
EdLynchBell@finneh @ajsadauskas I am exceedingly lucky not to need a car in #naarm , but this needs to be a lot easier for everyone. Our orbital transit system is a joke and our active transport network is not nearly a joined up and comprehensive as it needs to be. All layered on the kind of low density sprawl that isn't conducive to a BCR that encourages investment in either. It will take some bold policy.
@EdLynchBell @finneh Definitely agreed. And Melbourne's bus network is abysmal: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-melburnians-are-being-taken-for-a-ride-on-a-broken-bus-network-20221209-p5c505.html
