Thread: Melbourne "Traffic"!

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I think it is the same in any other metropolitan area in the world. Decentralisation is only part of the solution. People have to get out of the mindset of primarily using private transport , increase in subways ( underground rail ) extend surface public transport to service new area into existing services etc. Maybe more use of bicycles and walking for shorter trips ?

Originally Posted by trog

I think it is the same in any other metropolitan area in the world. Decentralisation is only part of the solution. People have to get out of the mindset of primarily using private transport , increase in subways ( underground rail ) extend surface public transport to service new area into existing services etc. Maybe more use of bicycles and walking for shorter trips ?

Wash your mouth out, next you'll be proposing that we all walk to work.

On a more serious note, public transport doesn't go where I need to.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

On a more serious note, public transport doesn't go where I need to.

yep, you got it in one....

And that is what needs to be addressed . Do we as a society just roll over and accept this or take some proactive measures ?

Originally Posted by trog

And that is what needs to be addressed . Do we as a society just roll over and accept this or take some proactive measures ?

My commute to work takes an hour by car, late night/early morning, without stopping at every hole in the hedges.

So what solutions are there ? Granted not one will work for all but as a professional driver you need the system to flow smoothly and on time to get the job done .

I must say, Melbourne already has a great public transport system. The tram system is, well, brilliant.

As this thread was about "Melbourne Traffic", the main problem with Melbourne traffic is, well, the traffic. You see, all roads lead to Melbourne. In order to get anywhere in Melbourne, you need to go via Melbourne. We need an "Ëast-West" link. Yes, the Citylink tunnel is an east-west link but it just links two roads that lead to Melbourne and they get congested with traffic that stops at the Melbourne off ramp. It's a normal thing, in Melbourne, to be stopped in the right lane on a three lane freeway waiting for the car in front to move to the choked off ramp on the left.

On the public transport system, many years ago, the Melbourne train system had two loop lines through the eastern burbs. An inner loop and an outer loop They were closed down many years ago. You can trace out their route on the Melways. I reckon, today, they would be very popular and well utilised if they were reinstated.