“... there often aren’t any alternatives if our normal route is disrupted.” MELBOURNE REGIONAL ADVOCACY GROUP LeadWest has welcomed the Andrews Labor Government’s Melbourne Rail Loop announcement, but has called for investment in more urgent, unmet transport needs of Melbourne’s West – namely buses, it’s reported.
Ahead of the Victorian November state election, LeadWest - a non-partisan and not-for-profit, membership-based organisation, it states – is seeking commitment to a frequent, reliable and fast regional bus network for the West, which would help to address the lack of cross-city connections much sooner, and at a far smaller cost, it states.
“[The] announcement sets a bold vision for the long-term future of transport in Melbourne, but what the West really needs is better transport infrastructure that will help us here and now,”…