Re: Bayside,Hillside sale.

["David Sauer" <davidsauer@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> David McLoughlin (davemcl@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz) wrote:
> > David Bromage wrote:
> > >
> > > Immediately before the change of government in 1993, MetTram had
almost
> > > clinched getting funding to extend the 42/109 to Box Hill and the 48
to
> > > Westfield Doncaster. The grand plan was then to link the two (along
Tram
> > > Rd?) by about 2000.
>
> > I have heard this story but never seen it in print, only on the Net.
>
> Somebody from the Met spoke about it at ARE. I think the new government
> hushed it up.

The extension of the 42 and 48 tram routes to Box Hill and Doncaster
respectively were options proposed by Professor Bill Russell in his review
of transport options in the area prepared for the state Labour government.
I believe he made reference to the possible later linking of the routes, but
did not include it with his preferred options.

His review firmly rejected the extension of the Eastern Freeway.  The
Kennett government pulped all the copies of his published report remaining
in stock after it came to office in 1992.