[publictransport] Welcome to the PT list

[Viola Wilkins]

yes and while we are at it why not tie it in with Bali "climate change" 
and make public transport in ALL Australian cities accessible via Get 
Up and other regional networks so the new Federal Government and State 
governments and local Councils have to get behind this immediate 
improvement for cyclists around Australia eg Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, 
Brisbane...we can get the ball rolling here in melbourne and kick a 
goal but to encourage other city cyclists to also get active on this so 
wherever we cycle we can get on trains in peak hour would be 
wonderful...
more people cycle to train stations, less cars on roads, more students 
and workers will commute on bicycle in "outer suburbs" to rail stations 
then
too.
Lets make ours the "positive" campaign and show that what the 
Government Minister Lynn Carkeys etc and Connex are doing is the 
negative.

More frequent and accessible to cyclists trains will also make kids and 
folks out shopping etc consider using train when like yesterday is 
really hot and they have already cycled to station or want to get out 
of city and then cycle home from station....

keep up the good work spread the word !
Viola Wilkins

On 06/01/2008, at 9:04 AM, Dylan Nicholson wrote:

> How about "Bin the Bike Ban?"
>
> I'm happy to help with designing, printing and distributing flyers.
>
> Dylan Nicholson
> Mob: +61422380424
>
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> Sent: Saturday, 5 January 2008 2:45 PM
> To: Public transport access for all users
> Subject: [publictransport] Welcome to the PT list
>
> Hi all,
>
> A belated welcome to the PT list, a couple of glitches have been sorted
> out & the list is now live.
>
> Housekeeping stuff:
>
> Thank you all for the feedback! Already plenty of info, heads up and
> support from individuals and cycling groups has been received.
>
> So hopefully by tomorrow (Sunday) a precis of what people have 
> mentioned
> will be on MC or this list for people to distribute.
>
> If you've got suggestions etc, please feel most free to post them here
> or post links to what else you know about.
>
> There are existing discussions with plenty of links on Melbourne
> Cyclist, this site has public access so you don't need to subscribe to
> read, but you will need to if you want to post items:
>
> http://www.melbournecyclist.com
>
> A vital point: Please be patient, as it will be difficult to draw
> together everyones ideas and suggestions, so this list will probably be
> a 'clearing house' until we collectively decide what directions,
> strageties or timelines people want to take.
>
> A call out to bicycle user groups, cycling clubs and related groups is
> already in progress, people have been contacted in the last 24 hours to
> help out with a proposed campaign & draw our collective energies
> together. Melbourne Cyclist, aus.bicycle, BV forums, Facebook and 
> Farkin
> (yep, even the MTB mob) and numerous blogs all have existing 
> discussions
> about the bans.
>
> For example, read a great overview by David Tiley: bikes baulked,
> behemoth becalmed
> http://barista.media2.org/?p=3311
>
> So feel free to x-post the info when it gets posted and I'll attempt to
> collate it on MC or on this PT list. If you would like to assist (yes,
> this a call out for help!) with general admin stuff, email me off list
> so tasks can be shared & allocated.
>
> For example:
>
> - Should this proposed campaign have a easily identifical name? Time to
> creatively brainstorm!
>
> - What are we asking for? - a breakdown of goals in the short term,
> medium term and long term
>
> - Communication - outreach to individuals, groups and the media about
> this proposed campaign
>
> - Research - we need workable solutions in order to lobby effectively.
> If you have examples of cited research, weblinks etc, please post them 
> here.
>
> - Meetings - informal meetups, reporting back to the group, ph
> conference calls or Skype
>
> - Planned actions, methods for lobbying the State Government, media and
> protest/direct action
>
> - Dealing with the media
>
> - Probably anything left out from the above. Feel free to add it in.
>
>
> I've already been sent numerous examples of PT provision for bicycles,
> also have a look at the new Cycling Resource Centre:
>
> http://www.cyclingresourcecentre.org.au
>
> A serious concern is that all the energy being shown at the moment can
> be easier dissipate, so that was the logic behind the email + info I
> posted out yesterday.
>
> So in the meantime, please feel free to discuss what your opinions and
> keep it polite and on topic.
>
> cheers,
>
> Chris ;)
>
>
>
>
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