About This Site
www.brunswicklabor.net is a website/blog devoted to the dissemination of news about Labor in Brunswick, Carlo Carli MP and progressive/radical ideas.www.carlocarli.net is authorised by Christopher Anderson, 3/58 Heller Cres, Brunswick West, 3055. chris@brunswicklabor.net
Syndicate This Blog
Powered by
Monday, May 26. 2008
ALP Resolution on Transport Policy
ALP State Conference on the weekend passed a strong resolution on the direction of transport policy in the state.
The resolution adopted on transport positions the Party following the Eddington report. It calls for a metropolitan transport action plan that
- addresses transport disadvantage by providing mobility and choice, especially in outer Melbourne;
- reaffirms our commitment to 20 percent of all journeys by public transport in metropolitan Melbourne by 2020;
- enhances the liveability of Melbourne
- addresses rail capacity constraints;
- upgrades bus service standards; and
- addresses the need for the transport sector to make a major contribution to meeting Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
While there is much more work to be done in this area, however the ALP supreme decision-making body has made a strong statement around the priorities to be applied to transport policy.
Full text of the resolution is below the fold.
Urgency Resolution – Transport in Melbourne
Preamble
The Victorian Government’s Meeting Our Transport Challenges (MOTC) plan is investing in heavy rail infrastructure, creating opportunities for access to the public transport network in suburbs where it has till now been lacking, and is revolutionizing Melbourne’s bus system.
However, heavy employment and population growth has meant that the projections upon which MOTC was based on have now been superseded and welcomes the Victorian Government’s commitment to consider further investment in transport infrastructure into the future.
In light of the East West Needs Assessment Study findings, and having regard to its limited scope, a new transport action plan is needed for Melbourne.
Given the role that transport policy plays in improving social inclusion, mobility, sustainability and economic progress, such as action plan that builds on the success of MOTC is urgently needed.
Motion
That State Conference resolves that it calls upon the Victorian government to address the pressing needs of the whole metropolitan area and calls for a moratorium on the announcement of any new major transport infrastructure, until the preparation of a metropolitan transport action plan that:
- Addresses transport disadvantage by providing mobility and choice – especially in outer Melbourne
- Reaffirms Labor’s 20/2020 target – 20 percent of all journeys by public transport in metropolitan Melbourne by 2020
- Maintains and enhances the livability of Melbourne
- Addresses compelling capacity constraints in the rail system
- Accelerates smart bus improvements and upgrades the minimum bus service standards, and,
- Addresses the need for the transport sector to make a major contribution to meeting Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
Moved: Chris Anderson
Seconded: Dean Rizzetti
Trackbacks
Trackback specific URI for this entry
No Trackbacks