[bikeqld] FW: RAIL Back On Track - Latest Senate Committee Notes Freeways Increase Congestion

[Anthony Lee]

Thanks for that John. I am thinking to myself, what does Back on Track thinks of the latest round of fare rises?

I know my state member who do not like the idea of congestion charging because it will upset her voters. 

I wonder why they don't use the carrot idea, e.g. lower registration cost if people drives outside of congestion 
period. We do that now with off peak tickets.

 Anthony Lee
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From: John Nightingale <johnnigh at gmail.com>
To: BikeQld <bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au>
Sent: Tue, 13 October, 2009 8:11:14 AM
Subject: [bikeqld] FW: RAIL Back On Track - Latest Senate Committee Notes Freeways Increase Congestion


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Subject: RAIL Back On Track  - Latest Senate Committee Notes Freeways
Increase Congestion


Media Release 13th October 2009

Senate Committee Notes Freeways Increase Congestion

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support
group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport
commuters has applauded the findings of the Senate Standing Committee on
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport into the investment of Commonwealth
and State funds in public passenger transport infrastructure and services
(1).

Robert Dow, spokesperson for RAIL Back On Track said:

"The standing committee reported that it is by now generally accepted,
including by road authorities, that urban traffic congestion cannot be
solved by building roads and that building roads encourages the growth of
traffic and entrenches patterns of urban development that create high car
use. They also noted that past transport studies and experience have shown
that building freeways does not solve congestion, and they will in fact
increase congestion in the long term.”

“The inquiry also makes a number of key recommendations to increase the
role of public and active transport in our cities as they, and only they,
can decrease congestion.”

“We have spent 40 years trying to out-build congestion when we were really
causing congestion to get worse.  In that same time Vancouver Canada for
example has reduced the average time taken for the journey to work as a
result of improvement to public transport and building no new major
roads.”

“RAIL Back On Track calls for an urgent review of all freeway and major
road projects throughout South East Queensland including the Kenmore Bypass,
Pacific Motorway Upgrades and Ipswich Motorway Upgrade to name just a few.
Building these roads will only increase traffic congestion in SEQ.  The
funding for these projects should be immediately redirected towards public
and active transport major improvements."

"Urgent projects for rail that should be moved forward now include the
triplication of the railway line from Darra to Redbank, triplication of the
railway line from Kuraby to Beenleigh, duplication of the line from
Beerburrum to Nambour.  Construction of the Petri to Kippa-Ring, and
Richlands to Springfield railways.  Improved signalling and stabling
facilities on the rail network and acceleration of the Cross River Rail
project.”

“Further, the Department of Transport and Main Roads must review all its
transport plans to address the incorrect modeling assumption that more road
capacity reduces congestion.  Only this will correct the transport errors of
the past that we are living with today”.

Reference:

1.  
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/public_transport/report/rep
ort.pdf

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
0412255927
admin at backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org
54 Aberdare St
Darra Qld  4076

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