by ray walford | Feb 28, 2020 | News, Public Transport
TCPA has written to the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, to advocate for the retention and improvement of The Overland passenger train service between Adelaide and Melbourne, which is due to cease operation at the end of March. Read our submission here:...
by ray walford | Jun 16, 2018 | Democratic Planning, News, Public Transport
The TCPA congratulates Ms Jackie Fristacky AM who was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours List for her significant service to local government, and to the community of Melbourne. Jackie is well-known and respected by TCPA members and supporters. Jackie...
by ray walford | Mar 4, 2017 | News, Transport
The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) is planning for the removal of level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong. The Caulfield to Dandenong Project includes three sections of elevated rail, which will create 225,000 square metres of community open space for...
by ray walford | Dec 12, 2016 | News, Public Transport
Transforming Transport for Everyone (TT4e) is a collaboration of seven transport and planning advocacy groups: Inner Melbourne Planning Alliance (IMPA), Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF), Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), Rail Futures Inc. (RFI), Town and...
by ray walford | Jan 29, 2015 | News, Public Transport
Robert T. Murphy, known as Bob, a long-standing member of the TCPA, passed away in early January 2015 of cancer, aged 68. Bob Murphy was a native of San Francisco. He served in the US Army in one of its Ranger battalions. During the NATO-Soviet cold war, he served in...
by ray walford | Oct 10, 2014 | Commentary, Public Transport, Urban Form
Access to jobs for people living in the outer suburbs of Melbourne is a perennial topic of discussion. It has been suggested recently[1] that a tax should be levied on residents and businesses in the city centre and the inner ring of suburbs to pay for new transport...
