Re: Free trams for St Kilda [Vic]

[taliesin@chariot.net.au (Taliesin Walker)]

Start making trams free, and you'll find that every place in Melbourne
with parking problems will expect to have free trams. A slippery
slope? Not that I'd complain if they made public transport free.

Tali

On Fri, 06 Oct 2000 02:32:13 GMT, "Daniel Bowen"
<dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote:

>"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
>news:5l7D5.15$Rk4.2376@news0.optus.net.au...
>> FYI.
>>
>> [ Article crossposted from aus.rail ]
>> [ Author was Railway Rasputin3 ]
>> [ Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2000 08:09:20 GMT ]
>>
>>  Swanston Trams submitted blue prints to Port Phillp Council for a
>> proposal free heritage tram loop from St Kilda road to Luna park to
>> ease the traffic congestion and parking problem around St Kilda. Also
>> on the blue print a proposal new tram line link Station pier(terminal
>> of route 109 Port Melbourne) and Fitzory street along the Beaconsfield
>> parade. The councilers,transport minister and Yarra/Swanston trams are
>> working together on this proposal. (Herald Sun Thurs 5/10 page 22)
>
>
>Press release from Port Phillip Council on this topic:
>http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/council/media/oct00/parkplnpublictransport
>.htm
>
>
>Daniel
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