RE: Slow Melbourne trams
Brent Efford
Monday, May 20, 2002 11:29 AM
Hear, hear! I was staggered by Bob's outburst, particularly when so much of
what he was rubbishing was self-evident and normal practice wherever city
authorities genuinely want to ease car-dependence and give PT priority in
the inner city.
The slow progression of trams through the city because of lack of traffic
signal priority and traffic calming is probably the greatest handicap to
Melbourne's otherwise wonderful system. This was also commented on at the
Tram and Light Rail Conference in October 2000. Mr Guyot's wish list is very
similar to what Risson was saying in the 1960s and before, and is mainstream
stuff. It deserves respect and action, not rejection.
Cheers,
Brent Efford
TechMedia Services
Co-ordinator, Transport 2000+ NZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bolton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, 20 May 2002 9:49 p.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Slow Melbourne trams
On Mon, 20 May 2002 11:08:07 +1000, Bob wrote:
It sounds like *very good* sense to me, from my observations of the
way that trams are treated by the traffic authorities in Melbourne.
You need to lay of the "Not Invented Here" pills Bob!
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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what he was rubbishing was self-evident and normal practice wherever city
authorities genuinely want to ease car-dependence and give PT priority in
the inner city.
The slow progression of trams through the city because of lack of traffic
signal priority and traffic calming is probably the greatest handicap to
Melbourne's otherwise wonderful system. This was also commented on at the
Tram and Light Rail Conference in October 2000. Mr Guyot's wish list is very
similar to what Risson was saying in the 1960s and before, and is mainstream
stuff. It deserves respect and action, not rejection.
Cheers,
Brent Efford
TechMedia Services
Co-ordinator, Transport 2000+ NZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Bolton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, 20 May 2002 9:49 p.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Slow Melbourne trams
On Mon, 20 May 2002 11:08:07 +1000, Bob wrote:
The frog sounds like an idiot to me, Brian.
It sounds like *very good* sense to me, from my observations of the
way that trams are treated by the traffic authorities in Melbourne.
Most of his stuff if puerile and the person who parroted it in
the paper is an idiot who does not understand enough about the
functioning of a city to matter. Chattering classes! The sound
and the fury signifying nothing.
You need to lay of the "Not Invented Here" pills Bob!
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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