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	Public transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Public transport can be faster than other modes of travel where a separate infrastructure is used and thus much higher speeds are possible than are permitted on roads.
		Conveyances for public hire are as old as the first manned ferries, and the earliest public transport was water transport, for on land people walked or rode an animal.
		Some historic forms of public transport are the stagecoach, travelling an appointed route from inn to inn, and the horse-drawn boat carrying paying passengers, which was a feature of canal systems from their 17th-century origins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_transport (2989 words)

	Public Transport Users Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Public Transport Users Association, founded in 1976 as the Train Travellers Association, is a community-based public transport lobby group in Victoria, Australia, based in Melbourne.
		Of particular interest to the Association are potential extensions to Melbourne's metropolitan rail network (including a railway lines to Doncaster and Rowville (via Monash University) and an overhaul of the bus network, including more routes being upgraded to SmartBus status.
		The PTUA successfully lobbied for extended New Years Day public transport hours in 2004, a success that was repeated in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_Transport_Users_Association (248 words)

	Encyclopedia: Public transport service numbering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Public transport service numbering is a means of identifying a particular transport service or route.
		In rail transport, a train consists of several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route.
		The flight number is normally that published in their public timetable and appearing on the arrivals and departure screens in the airport terminals served by that particular flight.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Public-transport-service-numbering (750 words)

	Public Transport Users Association, Victoria, Australia
		10/02/2006: Campbellfield a Transport 'Black Hole' - The PTUA has called on the government to fix a public transport 'fl hole' by including Campbellfield Station in its Transport and Liveability blueprint for Melbourne, to be released later this year.
		07/02/2006: Tunnel Idea Slammed - The PTUA has slammed a proposal for a new $2 billion road tunnel to parallel the Westgate Bridge, calling for a fraction of this cost to be invested in public transport initiatives which will alleviate the need for a tunnel.
		Founded in 1976 as the Train Travellers Association, the Public Transport Users Association is the recognised consumer organisation representing passengers of all forms of public transport.
	www.ptua.org.au (436 words)

	Encyclopedia: Public Transport Users Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route.
		Public transport and its terminal buildings are sometimes used by homeless people and budget
		Public Transport First is calling on candidates to commit to long-promised upgrades to public transport, ahead of any decision on the Scoresby Freeway.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Public-Transport-Users-Association (533 words)

	General Motors railway station, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This meant that it was one of only two stations on the Melbourne network to be inaccessible to wheelchairs (the other one being Heyington).
		The Public Transport Users Association asked that it be upgraded due to industrial growth in the area.
		However, the station is no longer displayed on any public transport maps.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_Motors_railway_station,_Melbourne (480 words)

	Public transport
		It is called public transit or mass transit in the U.S.A and Canada.
		Forms of public transport (in the broad sense)
		Some historic forms of public transport are the horse-drawn boat and the stagecoach.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/public_transport.html (1242 words)

	Plans for transport 'a dream' - National - www.theage.com.au
		Association chief executive Andrew Rowe said the lack of new public transport funding in the state budget was disappointing.
		Public transport projects were allocated $142.6 million, including $93.3 million for concession card reforms, $17.4 million towards new SmartCard tickets, $15.6 million for rail safety and $5 million for a community-based TravelSmart program.
		In last year's budget, $1.41 billion was allocated to public transport while road funding accounted for $725 million, she said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/05/09/1084041269523.html (464 words)

	Public Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Basic services such as hospitals, schools and public transport are sure to feel the impact of this massive increase in population.
		Public transport route planning; including timetables, maps, and events, for bus, train, ferry, and monorail.
		Councils 'ignore public transport' Press Association Friday February 10, 2006 2:08 AM English councils are largely ignoring public transport in their...
	servicestransport.info /info/Public-Transport (1147 words)

	Public transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Critics of public transportation systems often claim they attract "undesirable elements" and tell of violent criminals preying on passengers and homeless people sleeping on trains and reliving themselves in public areas.
		While there are occasional highly publicized incidents, modern public transport systems are well patrolled and generally have low crime rates.
		One example of this is the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus route 22 http://www.vta.org/schedules/SC_22.html, dubbed 'Hotel 22', between Palo Alto, California and San Jose, California, (Silicon Valley), in the United States.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Public-transport.htm (1929 words)

	Shopping detour forced on passengers at Melbourne Central Station : Melbourne Indymedia
		Public Transport Operator and Shopping Centre Management greed have pushed aside the interests of the public in direct access to the Melbourne Central Station from Swanston Street, a major interchange between the train and tram networks.
		According to media releases by the Public Transport Users Association, major changes are being made to the public access of Melbourne Central Station.
		Read the PTUA Frequently Asked Questions which answers the M>Train hype with what the changes really means to public transport users.
	www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2003/11/57655.php (1066 words)

	PUBLIC TRANSPORT USERS ASSOCIATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Public Transport Users' Association was founded in 1976 as the Train Travellers Association, we are now the recognised consumer organisation representing passengers on all forms of public transport throughout Melbourne and Victoria.
		PTUA is a non-profit voluntary organisation, with about 1000 members and no political affiliations.
		Members receive the PTUA newsletter 5 times a year to keep them informed about our activities, current issues in transport, and news of our successful gains for public transport users.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~roshouse/orginfo/ptua.htm (223 words)

	Victorian Taxi Association
		For the sake of the exercise, let’s assume 200,000 caught public transport earlier or walked or drove.
		I have been unable to ascertain the full cost of the event nor what the cost of extending public transport would have been, so it is difficult to take this argument anywhere.
		The Acting Premier, the Minister for Transport and the Minister Tourism said the situation was monitored and it was okay.
	www.victaxi.com.au /communicate_taxitalk_janfeb04.htm (894 words)

	housing: Trams and trains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The future of public transport in Melbourne depends to a large degree on the unity of action of the Public Transport Union (PTU), other unions, community organisations and individuals.
		Public First felt making direct contact with grass root people was the best way to test the possibilities of conducting a successful campaign to save Melbourne's trains and trams from being privatised.
		This is despite the fact that that privatisation has led to job losses, declines in services to the public, weakening of union coverage and rights of members, user pays, for profit services no longer based on people's needs, and less public accountability.
	www.infoxchange.net.au /hypermail/housing/old/0210.html (952 words)

	Carbusters Magazine - Magazine Issue 9
		The first component of this addiction is the independence (from public transport, friends with cars...) that the bicycle gives us, and once we have experienced that independence, it is very hard to get used to living without it.
		In Santiago deregulation of public transport was dramatic-within the last ten years prices have tripled, the age of vehicles has increased from 6.95 to 9.51 years.
		The sell off of public transport, resulting in the "restructuring of prices and services that may hurt some users," and the affects of the notorious structural adjustment programmes on public education, health care, or welfare programmes do not benefit the living conditions of the poorest people.
	www.carbusters.org /magazine/no9.php (15212 words)

	http://www.futureenergy.org
		Victorian Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems.
		Metropolitan Transport Forum The MTF endeavours to promote effective, efficient and equitable transport in metropolitan Melbourne by providing a forum for debate, research and policy development, and by disseminating information to improve transport choices.
		Green Fleet is a not for profit organisation that seeks to reduce the environmental impact of transport, primarily through a carbon offset system where they plant 17 trees per year in the Murray Darling Basin to absorb about 4.3 tonnes of CO2.
	www.futureenergy.org /infotransport.html (1182 words)

	theage.com.au - The Age
		Transport minister Peter Batchelor's spokeswoman said the rise was to ensure the long-term viability of the system, while the Public Transport Users Association said they were "totally unwarranted".
		I presume the increased fares are based on a user pays principle as commuters spend longer either on the public transport vehicles or waiting at stations / bus stops.
		Very large signs should be clearly displayed on public transport advising passengers to pay and if not, to give up their seats to paying passengers.
	www.theage.com.au /yoursay1/2003/11/25/index8.html (2667 words)

	wonk v3.0 » Melbourne
		They seem to be ignoring the fact that in many areas the public transport system simply can’t cope with more passengers.
		Perhaps the government should be focusing on fixing the public transport system before trying to discourage people from using their cars.
		Personally I would love to be able to take public transport to work, but for double the travel time at almost the same cost as driving I don’t consider it to be a reasonable option.
	wonk.org /category/melbourne (1059 words)

	Just don't mention the GST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Buses, the only real form of public transport, are relatively infrequent, finish early of an evening and are almost non-existent on weekends.
		Public transport groups have attempted to highlight the issue in the campaign, pinpointing the federal and state government's promise to build a further freeway in the area (as opposed to improving public transport) as a campaign issue.
		A public meeting organised by the Public Transport Users' Association on June 24 in the electorate attracted around 200 people, but only a handful of the 15 candidates running for the seat showed up.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2001/455/455p6.htm (664 words)

	Information system for informing users of a public transport network about waiting times at stops in the network - ...
		where Vi is an estimated speed for the public transport vehicle, the central computer point being adapted to calculate estimated speeds Vi as a function of earlier positions of the public transport vehicles.
		a locating system adapted to locate the public transport vehicles and to send data to the central computer point representing the position xi(ti) of each public transport vehicle in association with the instant ti at which the vehicle was located.
		In particular, it is not necessary to transmit to the information devices the instants ti at which the various public transport vehicles were located.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6253148.html (2442 words)

	Public Transport Users Association, Victoria, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He grew up in Bangor, a suburb that could certainly not be described as having adequate public transport.
		Peter joined the PTUA immediately after moving to Melbourne and was elected to the Committee at the 2002 AGM.
		He has an interest in energy and is is personally committed to ending suburban isolation through provision of world class public transport.
	www.ptua.org.au /team/pcook.shtml (156 words)

	VPN - Double-decker train - an expensive sardine can?
		At the same time, the train has been sharply criticised by the Public Transport Users' Association for its slow loading and unloading times, security problems, limited flexibility and lack of seating.
		In May last year, the Minister for Transport, Mr Spyker, had cited the high cost of constructing a third line as one of the reasons for introducing double-decker trains.
		In February this year the Minister for Transport, Mr Spyker, announced that the Government would accept the recommendations of the Russell Report on transport in the Eastern suburbs and construct a third track on the Ringwood line.
	www.robertclark.net /boxhill/920506trains.htm (643 words)

	Public Transport Users Association - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Public Transport Users Association - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Some of their key policies include pushing for expansion of the train, tram, and bus networks; higher service frequencies; reduced reliance on and building of new freeways; and fare reform.
		Public Transport Users Association, External links and Transport in Victoria.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Public_Transport_Users_Association (166 words)

	Campaign for a better City - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meanwhile, the PTUA motion on which we won commitments from candidates in last November's election has been amended following suggestions from councillors, and is scheduled to be voted on at the full Council meeting on Tuesday 8 February.
		Paul is a past President of the Public Transport Users Association, and teaches transport planning and planning law at Melbourne University.
		CBC congratulates the Public Transport Users Association on the successful public meeting on Monday 23rd August.
	www.cbcmelbourne.org /news.html (2142 words)

	Campaign for a better City - Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Transport activists from the new group Campaign for a Better City have decided to run candidates at the Yarra council elections on 27th November, after concluding that Yarra's current councillors don't want to take on the road lobby.
		So the Public Transport Users Association presented them with a plan in the form of a motion for the next meeting of council.
		CBC had originally intended to lobby councillors to adopt better transport policies using the elections as a platform, but came to the conclusion that the existing councillors were incapable of serious action no matter how hard they were lobbied.
	www.cbcmelbourne.org /mediarelease20040917.html (429 words)

	jeremy.id.au » Blog Archive » Public Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Last night was the committee meeting for the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), so it seems appropriate to talk about public transport.
		This is especially true with all the spin we get from Bracks & Co how public transport is their highest priority despite the fact that they are doing nothing for it, while continuing to spend millions on roads.
		This entry was posted on Friday, May 27th, 2005 at 4:02 pm and is filed under Public Transport.
	www.jeremy.id.au /2005/05/27/public-transport (557 words)

	"Missed Opportunities - New Possibilities"
		The keynote speaker was Dr Paul Mees, a well known public transport advocate from Melbourne, where he teaches transport and land use planning in the urban planning program at the University of Melbourne.
		He was President of the Public Transport Users Association (Vic) from 1992 to 2001.
		He is Senior Transport Policy Analyst with the SA Department of Transport and Urban Planning.
	www.ppt.asn.au /articles/ta_overview.htm (433 words)

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