Peter Tesdorpf

Committee Member
Rail Futures

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Conference Day One: Thursday, 30th August 2018

Thursday, August 30th, 2018

12:50 PM Metro Rail: Envisioning Better Linked Train, Tram and Light Rail Networks and Services Capable of Handling Explosive Population Growth

Rail Futures Institute, a non-partisan non profit advocacy group, that has been developing a comprehensive forward 30 year vision of tram, light rail and train networks in Melbourne that connect better, can handle exploding population growth, and could be financed and delivered in coming decades.

This presentation is an update on this work.

What kind of tram, light rail and heavy rail system will be required to support a city of 8 million people?
How can efficient light rail routes and tram enhancements be retrofitted to an ever more crowded cityscape?
How to optimise integration with land use, best shape how the city functions and deliver optimum return on investment
What are key missing links where rail systems need to connect better with each other, with buses, and to major trip generators?
Respecting the way traditional tram routes support community and strip shopping centres
Retrofitting real light rail to Melbourne
Objectives for journey time and frequency
The future tram and light rail fleet
New routes that we need