Metropolitan Transport Forum, 1 May 2019
Introduction The Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF) is a group intended to assist Local Councils in their own public transport advocacy roles by providing information and resources. It holds meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at Melbourne Town Hall, starting 6pm, and larger public forums around Melbourne in the lead-up to each State election. Most attendees to the smaller meetings are councillors or officers, with the vast majority of Metropolitan Melbourne Councils sending between one and three attendees each, or representatives of kindrid organisations. Members of the public are welcome to attend and contribute, and I have been present at the vast majority of MTF meetings over the last decade, generally as an observer and occasionally to provide technical information. While the MTF deals with all aspects of (land) transport, including private motor cars, public transit and cycling, a commonly raised issue is Melbourne's bus system or lack thereof. This in particul...