Melbourne City Council is considering a plan which, if approved, will see pedestrians given significant priority over cars in the city’s CBD.
Category: Public transport
LGNSW represented on bus industry taskforce
A taskforce has been established to improve bus services in NSW, including regional services and the shift to clean energy.
WA to add 130 electric buses to fleet
WA will boost its electric bus fleet with a $125 million funding injection in the state budget.
SA dumps plan to privatise Adelaide rail, trams
Adelaide’s rail and tram network is to be transferred back to the SA government, scuttling previous privatisation plans.
City of Perth announces eScooter trial
City of Perth will trial a two-year eScooter share scheme at 80 sites around the city.
NSW government launches first hydrogen-powered bus trial
The NSW government is trialing its first hydrogen-powered bus on the state’s central coast.
Accessible tech points to future of driverless transport
A new app designed to help people with disability use driverless vehicles is pointing the way forward for autonomous public transport.
Queensland boosts electric bus fleet
Queensland is adding 17 new electric buses to its public transport fleet.
Global transport leader appointed new COO at Metro Trains
Aline Frantzen will take up a new role as COO for Melbourne’s suburban rail network services in April.
NZ experiment with half price fares flops
It’s unclear whether New Zealand’s strategy of cutting fares has increased the post-covid return to public transport.