danielbowen

danielbowen, 4 months ago to melbourne

I wonder if Costco leaving Docklands is as disastrous for Docklands as some seem to think?
Do many people go to Costco and also patronise other venues at Docklands? Or do most of them drive to Costco and then drive home?
Is that land better used by something else, something more compatible with the precinct? (Or will another big warehouse retailer also dominated by car access replace it?) https://www.3aw.com.au/major-retailer-to-close-docklands-store-in-huge-blow-to-precinct/ #Melbourne

danielbowen, 1 month ago to melbourne

A bit of expectation management at this tram platform stop ♿️😐
#Melbourne #PublicTransport #accessibility

danielbowen, 20 days ago to Canberra

The ACT government has announced MyWay+, which will enable bank card fare payments, will be implemented by November. https://canberradaily.com.au/myway-coming-to-act-public-transport-by-end-of-year/ #Canberra #PublicTransport

danielbowen, 3 months ago to random

We're starting to post PTUA videos on Tiktok.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ptuavic/video/7336703313838099719

Daniel talking about Melbourne suburban train frequencies on Sundays

danielbowen, 3 months ago to random

Looks like Big Tobacco is after Albo

danielbowen, 3 months ago to Adelaide

A few months old, but I hadn't seen this before: proposal for an #Adelaide underground rail loop, as well as light and heavy rail extensions. https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2023/11/08/adelaide-underground-rail-key-to-transport-vision #PublicTransport

danielbowen, 2 months ago to random

I don't even drive that much, but Google Maps has sent me down long perilous dirt roads without warning, and likes to recommend spending $10+ on toll roads to save 1 minute.
So I switched to Apple Maps, which recently has tried to direct me down a road closed for works, and on another trip diverted me (on the promise of saving time) from a relatively free-flowing road into a huge traffic jam.
Neither of them are outstanding.

danielbowen, 4 months ago to random

Follow-up to a blog post last year: comparing PT patronage per capita around Australia.
And also: how often do people use buses?
Details: https://danielbowen.com/2024/01/04/pt-patronage-per-capita/

danielbowen, 3 months ago to melbourne

Metro: "we also reached huge milestones on Saturday and Sunday, recording our highest passenger numbers since 2018!"
#Melbourne #PublicTransport #TaylorSwift

danielbowen, 4 months ago to melbourne

Through most of the 1980s and 90s, public transport in Victoria was in decline. It started to turn around after 2000, with investment in V/Line (RFR), growth in CBD jobs, and arguably this pivotal moment 20 years ago tonight: when government was finally forced to take New Year's Eve seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTjnf7BKfxI #PublicTransport #Melbourne

danielbowen, 4 months ago to melbourne

Blog: No trains until 2025, but at the entrance to Arden station, the passenger information screens are on!
https://danielbowen.com/2024/01/08/the-next-trains-from-arden/
#Melbourne #PublicTransport #MetroTunnel

danielbowen, 3 months ago to melbourne

It’s about 3 weeks since I sent feedback in to PTV about this signage at Ormond, McKinnon and Patterson being wrong. The quick easy fix is to simply remove them. No action (or even a reply) yet. #Melbourne #PublicTransport #MetroTrains

danielbowen, 5 months ago to random

Not your average hard rubbish printer. 🖨️

danielbowen, 24 days ago to london

Sadiq Khan wins another term as Mayor of #London, despite the opposition to his policies to fight traffic and car pollution 👍 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68952475

danielbowen, 3 days ago to random

I started writing this well before this morning's Queensland announcement...

Blog: Free fares: two charts
https://danielbowen.com/2024/05/26/free-fares-two-charts/ #PublicTransport

danielbowen, 7 days ago to journalism

I'm not immediately seeing the Vic News angle on this one. #media

danielbowen, 1 month ago to melbourne

Tram of the Year!
(We need more low floor trams though)
#Melbourne #YarraTrams #PublicTransport

danielbowen, 13 days ago to melbourne

Blog: Four examples of misinformation - just on one line.
https://danielbowen.com/2024/05/16/misinformation-x-4/ #PublicTransport #MetroTrains #Melbourne

danielbowen, 25 days ago to random

Blog: Armadale station - Almost a decade has passed since structural issues were found, but not as lot has happened
https://danielbowen.com/2024/05/04/armadale/

danielbowen, 23 days ago to random

I wrote this in March - I'm glad I did, because it helped my thinking around the issue of transport and the cost of living crisis.

If governments really want to provide relief to household budgets, more station car parks or discounted public transport fares make little difference.
To make a big impact they need to provide options that make PT/walking/cycling good enough that a household can run fewer cars.

(Vic Budget day is tomorrow)
https://danielbowen.com/2024/03/16/transport-in-a-cost-of-living-crisis/

danielbowen, 21 days ago to iPhone

This #iPhone is 2.5 years old. Is 89% maximum battery capacity about what I should expect? 📱🔋

danielbowen, 1 month ago to melbourne

ok yeah I can see why some of the locals nickname Highpoint as Knifepoint.
(Hope the people involved are doing okay.) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/second-stabbing-at-highpoint/103771114 #Melbourne

danielbowen, 15 days ago to random

In comparing the costs of cars vs public transport, they excluded most of the costs of cars. Huh?!

'Though car ownership usually involves additional costs such as maintenance, registration and insurance, which can increase the total cost of ownership, for this story we only considered petrol and toll costs'

(And PT still came out cheaper)
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/is-it-cheaper-to-drive-or-catch-public-transport-heres-the-truth-in-2024/

danielbowen, 1 month ago to melbourne

Ten years ago this month the new (now current) rail map draft was released into the wild. It took a few revisions, but eventually it replaced the old (horrible) one.
https://danielbowen.com/2014/04/16/new-train-map-coming/ #Melbourne #PublicTransport

danielbowen, 7 days ago to Trains

This doesn’t seem optimal.
Near Huntingdale. #trains #track #mud

Train passing over rail line with a lot of mud under and around the sleepers.