Wednesday, July 16. 2008Transport Options for Melbourne: Submission to Victorian GovernmentSince the release of the East West Needs Assessment Study Report there has been a vigorous debate over its recommendations. There is a very strong community view that:
Our community has told us that they see the construction of an east-west road tunnel as inconsistent with the above goals. As Kelvin Thomson MP told the Commonwealth Parliament, The greatest challenge facing the 21st century is the challenge of climate change. We cannot tackle climate change by building more roads. By all means let us build more transport infrastructure—let’s be a nation of builders—but let it be public transport infrastructure, let it be for trains, trams and buses. We cannot build our way out of congestion. We have been trying it for years and it does not work.Our community does not believe that building a road tunnel is consistent with an approach to reduce transport emissions, manage congestion or encourage transport choice. Our community is asking for a new approach - a 21st century approach to transport policy. One which focuses on addressing social disadvantage, on providing transport choice and giving people access to sustainable transport options. Our community is looking upon government to make the right political choices for the 21st century. We call upon the state government to advance a transport action plan for metropolitan Melbourne in response to the Eddington Report which:
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