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    ptvcommuter posted 10 Feb 2019 23:17
    Posted in Melbourne suburban » Rail link to Doncaster

    Yes 100km/h is good until you get to hoddle st
    Will only work if there are dedicated bus lanes the whole way into the city similar to Brisbane, no sharing traffic with cars at all

    Rowville isn’t a huge growth area, similar to Doncaster but apparently it certainly doesn’t deserve a bussway, it is getting most likely heavy rail.

    Both are needed that’s for sure. Doncaster Rail would carry around 70,000 people per day and take thousands of cars off the eastern fwy traffic sewer.

    It won’t take passengers from the Ringwood lines, that’s a myth. It would be used by people in areas such as warrandyte and donvale of which the majority use cars to get to work.

    Let’s just remember the people in charge of the feasibility study, the liberals. Their proven track record is poor in this state and they have been proven to be pro road. They would rather people clog up the eastern fwy because we prefer to drive to work and we want to do that whilst traveling on grade separated roads and through the majestic east west link.

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    Edited 10 Feb 2019 23:18, 2 years ago, edited by ptvcommuter

    Yes 100km/h is good until you get to hoddle st
    Will only work if there are dedicated bus lanes the whole way into the city similar to Brisbane, no sharing traffic with cars at all

    Rowville isn’t a huge growth area, similar to Doncaster but apparently it certainly doesn’t deserve a bussway, it is getting most likely heavy rail.

    Both are needed that’s for sure. Doncaster Rail would carry around 70,000 people per day and take thousands of cars off the eastern fwy traffic sewer.

    It won’t take passengers from the Ringwood lines, that’s a myth. It would be used by people in areas such as warrandyte and donvale of which the majority use cars to get to work.

    Let’s just remember the people in charge of the feasibility study, the liberals. Their proven track record is poor in this state and they have been proven to be pro road and anti Rail, especially in the last few years promising Avalon, Rowville and Doncaster and not even putting a shovel in the ground. Labor isn’t perfect mind you but it has delivered and is doing plenty for rail for once.

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