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
RECENT POSTS
State budget review
The State and Federal budgets were the topic of a panel discussion involving council transport analysists, rail experts and a transport reporter from a major news outlet.
Councils & DTP
DTP and Council working together on Active Transport was the main topic of discussion at the May meeting.
IV SAYS GET ON BOARD
Get on board: Making the most of Melbourne's buses is a discussion paper
presented by Infrastructure Victoria's Peter Kartsidimas
CASE STUDIES
MTF's February meeting heard two presentations from local planners who have looked at overseas examples of urban transport planning.
Congrats to speakers
Congratulations to the successful candidates and MPs who participated in one of our MTF Transport Forums before the election.
All FORUM VIDEOS
Eight MTF Transport Forums were held across Melbourne in July - October 2022
Better Buses in the West
Dr John Stone, Senior lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne spoke on Better Buses for Melbourne’s West at the MTF July meeting.
# Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport: Master Development Plan consultation and 3rd Runway Project
Pop-up progress
Four members of the DoT Active Transport Team discuss the learnings from the recent pop-up cycle lanes in Melbourne and suburbs.
THE Grattan Car Plan
The Grattan Car Plan: practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities.
Presented by Marion Terrill, 2 March 2022.
