Accessible and sustainable transport – Victorian Socialists

Enjoying free train rides? Here’s what it would cost to make it permanent

Would it make more sense to make public transport free forever, or spend the money brought in by fares on improving services?

Make power affordable and sustainable – Victorian Socialists

Energy is essential infrastructure. We’re fighting for a public takeover to immediately cap electricity and gas bills, and transition to renewables sources.

Why stop at $30? Greens say lets make public transport permanently free | The Australian Greens

The Victorian Greens say Labor's election promise to cap public transport fares at $30 a week for two years is an admission that Victorians are paying too much to get around, but falls well short of the permanent cost-of-living relief people need.

A fair go for rural and regional Victoria – Victorian Socialists

Regional communities deserve the same opportunities. We want to rebuild regional transport, secure sustainable jobs, and end the exploitation of rural workers.

As Victoria tries to ease the cost of living, high-earners reap the biggest benefits

From free transport to registration rebates, the state government’s attempt to help Victorians is disproportionately benefiting those who need it the least.

Transport and Infrastructure - One Nation Victoria

Cancelling the Suburban Rail Loop to fund what delivers: regional rail duplication, the Airport Rail Link, the Melton line, and fixing regional roads.

Rights in Transit

Is public transportation a right? Should it be? For those reliant on public transit, the answer is invariably “yes” to both. Indeed, when city officials ...

Ode to the Shanghai Metro - Phoebe Lemon

Wayfinding has many applications, and arguably the most important one is public transportation systems. Granted, there are many different ways to design such a system, and the politics and culture of the environment in which it will be integrated certainly plays a large role. Interestingly, often when we discuss transportation systems on the global scale, individuals are so quick to praise New York or London’s metro systems, Europe’s “high speed” rail system, or how “Uber is the most original new technology cities have seen”. All of these statements are subjective, but somehow they’ve become accepted fact, especially in the West, and I argue that anyone who gives European/American public transport that much praise is blissfully living in a bubble. As an international student who grew up in America and has visited most of its major cities, lived in China for two years, and is now studying in the Middle East, I’ve had the opportunity to use almost every public transportation system to exist. Old fashion taxis, the Maglev, high speed trains, shared bikes, shared mopeds, carpools, the bus, the metro, I have used them all, but nothing quite compares to the way China does public transport.

Levy secretly added to Victorian public transport fares scrapped as Labor admits it ‘did not pass the pub test’

Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolished

Victorian premier plans to make $2b saving on Suburban Rail Loop

Underground station interchanges and "complex pedestrian bridges" are among the things to go, according to the state government.

Disability justice – Victorian Socialists

Disabled people have a right to independence and equal access to services. We’re fighting to re-fund public disability services cut after the NDIS rollout.

Designing a wayfinding concept for Vancouver's Skytrain system.

I wasn’t always a big fan of public transport.

Liberals criticise ‘unimpressive and underwhelming’ rail loop plan as Victorian premier pushes ahead after hinting at pause

A day after suggesting other projects were more important to Victorians, Ben Carroll says train line will go ahead but at a slightly reduced cost

Andrew Cheeseman – Victorian Socialists

I stand for rebuilding public services sold off under Kennett’s Liberals and recent Labor governments, reversing privatisation and funding this by taxing the rich.

Transport - Platform | The Australian Greens

Being dependent on petrol cars to get around is expensive, especially with fuel prices spiking.

Fix the health crisis – Victorian Socialists

Healthcare should be universal and free, not for profit. We’re fighting for fully funded public health and the expansion of free community health clinics.