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...
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...
by TCPAdmin | Sep 8, 2014 | News, Public Transport
In this report, the Victorian Auditor General finds that there is still much work to be done to coordinate Melbourne’s public transport services:...