by Ross Lowrey | Oct 20, 2021 | Commentary, Democratic Planning, Public Transport, Urban Form
By Ross Lowrey The Suburban Rail Loop Bill to create the Suburban Rail Loop Authority will make lasting changes to the way Melbourne is planned. The Bill gives the Premier and SRL Minister complete power to plan and develop SRL Precincts. And it gives the SRL...
by Ray Walford | Jul 18, 2021 | Commentary, Public Transport, Regional Development
TCPA Vice President, Tim Patton, has written an article on the subject of planning for population growth in regional cities. It was published in slightly shortened form in The Age on 15th July 2021. The gist of the article is that the proportion of population growth...
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 | 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...
