Re: DDA compliance and Melbourne trams - VAGO report
  Daniel Bowen

The interactive map is particularly useful, as it highlights the mismatch
between accessible trams and accessible tram stops.

On Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 15:37, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

> Victoria's DoT has been criticised in a damning report by the Victorian

> Auditor General for lack of even a plan to meet disability access

> requirements on trams.

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> The report is at:

> https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/accessibility-tram-services

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> A pdf of the report is at:

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> https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-10/20201015-Accessibility-Trams-report.pdf

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> VAGO says that: "DoT does not have conclusive plans for how it will

> create an accessible tram network, 18 years after DSAPT was established.".

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> The attached chart from the report shows what would be required to meet

> the legislated targets of stops compliant by 31 Dec 2022 and trams

> compliant by 31 Dec 2032 compared to current levels of progress.

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> There's an interesting comment on p63 of the report: "An interactive

> design process is underway for the Next Generation Tram involving major

> rolling stock manufacturers who are working with DoT to design a tram

> that will be suitable for Melbourne’s network, as well as meet DSAPT

> requirements." In a later paragraph there is reference to the need for

> funding in the 2020-21 budget to allow this to proceed - funding that is

> now presumably in place.

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> Mal Rowe - who sees this as a landmark report.

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