tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post5216767836467042875..comments2024-03-24T23:01:11.766+11:00Comments on Melbourne on Transit: Timetable Tuesday #40: Route 503 - the "last mile" busPeter Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413976934040474125noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-76220502178223842882022-10-08T10:44:03.870+11:002022-10-08T10:44:03.870+11:00Thanks for your article Peter - very informative!
...Thanks for your article Peter - very informative!<br />I'm a resident of Roberts st, East Brunswick. The 503 uses our street as a turn around.<br />We are currently communicating with Council and seeking traffic speed and volume reduction measures be implemented in our street (drivers are using Roberts/Stewart st as a rat-run to avoid Blyth/Nicolson lights). I am interested in what the constraints are for buses in relation to speed humps and road narrowings. Do you have any thoughts on this?<br />I'm also interested as to whether you know if PTV have considered using smaller buses for this route. There rarely seems to be anyone at all on these (massive) buses as they hurtle down our street!<br />Thanks.<br />BrettAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054717486847319058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-68272295884984059342019-09-23T07:52:32.658+10:002019-09-23T07:52:32.658+10:00Drew - you're right. Thanks. Corrected.Drew - you're right. Thanks. Corrected.Peter Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413976934040474125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-84479382637608647612019-09-22T03:45:32.339+10:002019-09-22T03:45:32.339+10:00Tram route 12? Isn't it 1/6?
Not that that ...Tram route 12? Isn't it 1/6? <br />Not that that matters wrt the bus route.<br /><br />Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-32259179516772869352019-09-19T17:27:04.801+10:002019-09-19T17:27:04.801+10:00Marcus W - I think you're right!Marcus W - I think you're right!Peter Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413976934040474125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-81919590876967533492019-09-19T13:30:20.418+10:002019-09-19T13:30:20.418+10:00I wonder why the Saturday deviation is only after ...I wonder why the Saturday deviation is only after 3pm - maybe tied in with footy games back when Essendon played at Windy Hill?Marcus Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203807904924186406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909424.post-91914730685212759572019-09-17T09:01:38.910+10:002019-09-17T09:01:38.910+10:00Peter, another great analysis. The 503 is like man...Peter, another great analysis. The 503 is like many of the inner northern bus routes, cross-town, fairly straight forward in their routing, links multiple rail/tram lines but lacking the service frequency and operating hours.<br /><br />I believe that the 503 should stay at its current route, except, as you have mentioned previously, swapping the cross over in Essendon with the 510. <br /><br />I don't think the 509 will be going anywhere, anytime soon. I remember the uproar when the route was discontinued and I feel it was only re-introduced as a purely political tactic in helping Labor, at the time, retain the seat of Brunswick at the 2014 state election. I rarely advocate for the removal of public transport, but I think the 509 needs to go and the resources used to boost service on surrounding/parallel routes.<br /><br />CheersAdamnoreply@blogger.com