8 Aug 2012: SEQ: Melbourne St bus portal enhancement will save money ...

[ozbob]

Media release 8 August 2012

SEQ: Melbourne St bus portal enhancement will save money by reducing 'bus-jams'

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers calls for money to be saved by resolving the regular bus-jams in the peaks.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Buses bound for West End prevent buses from accessing South Bank for a significant portion of the traffic light cycle.  This causes traffic to bank up and buses to be unable to access the Cultural Centre platform.  This would not apply if West End bound, and the 202, did not traverse Cultural Centre platform 2.  That would also remove a phase from the traffic light cycle at Merivale St and Melbourne St.  Almost everyone would have a net win from this change (1)."

"Similarly, outbound rocket services go out with low loadings for reasons detailed recently (2), but basically, poor city stop locations.  These problems also occur outbound in the morning peak and intermittently through the day.  There is little excuse for allowing these problems to continue almost every work day."

"The suggested improvements would make the buses faster all day saving numerous hours of bus and bus drivers' time, not to mention making public transport more attractive."

"Passenger focus or blurred rhetoric?"

References:

1. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7286.0

2. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=8073.0

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

Discussion --> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7286.msg106456#msg106456

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

25 August 2012

Another week, more public transport failure

Greetings,

Another week, and more public transport failure.

One broken down bus stops the bus system ( http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2695.msg108012#msg108012 ).
It is time that efforts were made to sort the festering mess.  Enough of the 'passenger focus' rhetoric, what is needed is action.

There are some simple fixes that can be done that don't involve billions of dollars and concrete.  Give buses the proper priority on Victoria Bridge and on the roads.  Sort the Cultural Centre bus station, fix the Melbourne Street Portal.

Passengers are becoming tired of the constant delays, highest fares in the nation and amongst the most expensive globally, and the spin.  It is NOT world class, it is barely 4th class ...

Best wishes
Robert

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

Media release 8 August 2012 re-released 25 August 2012

SEQ: Melbourne St bus portal enhancement will save money by reducing 'bus-jams'

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers calls for money to be saved by resolving the regular bus-jams in the peaks.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Buses bound for West End prevent buses from accessing South Bank for a significant portion of the traffic light cycle.  This causes traffic to bank up and buses to be unable to access the Cultural Centre platform.  This would not apply if West End bound, and the 202, did not traverse Cultural Centre platform 2.  That would also remove a phase from the traffic light cycle at Merivale St and Melbourne St.  Almost everyone would have a net win from this change (1)."

"Similarly, outbound rocket services go out with low loadings for reasons detailed recently (2), but basically, poor city stop locations.  These problems also occur outbound in the morning peak and intermittently through the day.  There is little excuse for allowing these problems to continue almost every work day."

"The suggested improvements would make the buses faster all day saving numerous hours of bus and bus drivers' time, not to mention making public transport more attractive."

"Passenger focus or blurred rhetoric?"

References:

1. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7286.0

2. http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=8073.0

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

4 KQ News have followed up, thanks!

[somebody]

Was at the Cultural Centre around 6pm last night, made a 5 minute video but it didn't turn out too well.  You can't see the line of buses stretching across the river because of the bright lights.  Seeing that was the main reason I did it from the odd angle (you can still see bus roofs when picking up/dropping off).

I've uploaded it to you tube anyway.

[ozbob]

Nice try nonetheless Simon, well done.  4KQ have been running news bytes re the need for improved bus priority, fixing CC and getting cars off VB ..