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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 10h

The quickest way into Flinders Street Station from Degraves Street... but you wouldn't know it from the lack of signage. #Melbourne

View of Degraves Street looking south. The entrance to the Campbell Arcade is visible, but no signage indicates that it leads to Flinders Street station.

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 11h

Key point which I expect will still not convince many motorists: ‘car travel was barely affected by the 30km/h limit, as it was only applied on local streets rather than the busier roads – such as main roads or highways – that were designed to maximise the flow of traffic.’

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2d

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h would protect cyclists from danger and make riding less stressful while not causing traffic delays for cars, according to new research. Researchers from RMIT University rated traffic stress levels for every road in greater Melbourne and modelled the effect of lower speed limits on bicycle and car travel. Continue reading...

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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 1d

Works in Elizabeth Street, shutting down trams, would have been a good opportunity to upgrade the terminus. It's in desperate need of a wider, accessible stop. Surely its turn must come soon?

Elizabeth Street tram terminus, unused during works further north

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 3d

#Melbourne Rocks! One of the few named carriages, from a naming contest for school kids years ago.

Train carriage with marking “Melbourne rocks”

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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 4d

On 12th October 1995, 30 years ago today, tram route 86 was extended to Bundoora RMIT.
Extending further to connect with trains at South Morang station would improve connections to RMIT and La Trobe Uni, and make it easier to get around the northern suburbs.

Passengers boarding a route 86 tram to Bundoora RMIT

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 4d

There are local groups, and they tried their best, but it’s a really hard ask.

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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 6d

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(guys, can we stop using these AI images? They're really bad.)

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 6d

It’s interesting. I’ve heard mostly positive feedback, in part because apparently the route was already pretty unreliable.
Seems to me to improve it, better on-road priority is a must, as well as more accurate realtime info.

Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 6d

Blog: I came up with a long list of things to improve around the #PublicTransport network - some big, some not so big.
Read the list here: danielbowen.com/2025...

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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 7d

Talking on ABC Radio #Melbourne shortly about railway stations 🚉
Listen here

ABC Melbourne Live Audio - ABC listen

Listen live, whenever you want, wherever you are with ABC Melbourne.

www.abc.net.au

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 9d

Here's some more good news from Victoria today. Not as high profile as the other announcement, but as of today, real-time GTFS data updates for VLine train services are available. Tonight's task for me is to get this integrated into the timetables on railmaps.com.au

Email from Vic PT data program announcing real time data feeds are now available for VLine train services.

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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 9d

Finally announced! The Metro tunnel will open in early December, initially with a part-time 20 minute service. This won't really show off the benefits, but a phased opening does make sense to avoid major issues if there are hiccups with the new line. www.thesenior.com.au... #Melbourne

'Lessons learned': rubbery open date for $15b rail line

A $15 billion underground rail line has been given an opening date, but full turn-up-and-go services for passengers...

www.thesenior.com.au

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