Brackish Priorities
THE LETTER PUBLISHED
This is the earliest letter I can find with an online reference. While there are certainly many previous in the Herald & The Age, the idea of posting so much of the paper content online is very recent. To keep in line with the mission to only post published (or publishable) letters, I wish to always have a reference to the official published letter when I make a post.
This is probably suitable for our first entry though, it is quite short & sweet. The issue is the Victorian state budget in 2002. Particularly funding for public transport.
The published letter is linked above or you can read it below. Although the letter is old, the issue is still current and relevant. Please leave your comments on the issue or the letter it's self.
Dear Sir,
With $445 million for a suburban freeway and just $55 million for public
transport, it's no wonder the public transport system continues to suffer.
We will never reduce our reliance on cars and city smog until this spending pattern is reversed.
posted by Ben @ 7:49 AM
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1 Comments:
This sounds like the typical ranting of left leaning public transport advocates who are against freeways in all forms.
I would like to know what you mean by 'the public transport system suffers'- Melbourne has a well developed public transport system and it receieves enough public money- the problem is the way the money is spent- on advertising, 'branding' of the system, uniforms for drivers,
'superstops' for disabled people using trams (even though they still cant actually get on the tram due to steps and have access to public funded taxi schemes), and general mis-management. If the system is suffering, it is because of the way it is managed, not how much we spend on it.
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