IV 30 Year Strategy and transport themes
September’s MTF meeting included our Annual General Meeting followed by our regular meeting with a guest presentation from Infrastructure Victoria.
INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY 2021-2051
The guest presentation by Peter Kartsidimas and Neil France from Infrastructure Victoria focused on the transport themes in their newly released 30-year Infrastructure Strategy.
See a PDF of their slides
COVID trends identified by IV
Active Uptake
= increased walking & cycling in inner Melbourne.
Flexible Work
= flexible start/finish times and increased working from home.
MTF Loves Buses 2
A joint MTF / MAV event
9.30 am – 1 pm, 18 October 2021
A date has been set for the second Bus Forum and registrations are now open.
All councillors and staff are welcome to attended.
Program highlights include:
DOT on their latest Bus Plan
Information and analysis of the NSW conversion to zero emission buses
Reports on current Victorian On Demand Bus trials
There will also be a workshop lead by council bus champions.
The final program and speakers will be released in early October.
Register here
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