28 Mar 2013: SEQ: Bus review must be salvaged

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Media release 28th March 2013



SEQ: Bus review must be salvaged

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 has called for the Minister for Transport and Main Roads to stop the charade of the BCC bus review, and direct TransLink and BCC to sit down and work through objections to the TransLink Bus Review (1).

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"The bus system run by BCC has reached a critical conjunction of failure."

"The TransLink Bus Review was the right thing to do."

"Despite Lord Mayor Quirk's assertions that the bus system is "not broken" the evidence in the review background data indicates clearly that it is."

"The Minister needs to act to stop the charade, and get the bus review back on track!"

References:

1. Brisbane City Council's "not broken" bus network
http://brizcommuter.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/brisbane-city-council.html

2. Crikey Blog on Brisbane's bus changes:
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/03/25/is-the-qld-government-missing-the-bus/

3. Human Transit Blog on Auckland's network design:
http://www.humantransit.org/2012/10/auckland-how-network-redesign-can-transform-a-citys-possibilities.html

4. Human Transit Blog on transit design goals:
http://www.humantransit.org/2013/03/abundant-access-a-map-of-the-key-transit-choices.html

Contact:

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

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