Canberra David

Public transport and community advocate. Great we now have an airport bus but more network improvements are needed to increase public transport ridership.

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@NigelStobbs Very interesting. Just about to board flight for my old stomping ground the Gold Coast.

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ContrarCanberra @canberratimes @Transport_CBR It certainly does and now many have a two hourly bus service over weekends. Makes it very hard especially if need connections on bus services. @_candiceburch @ElizabethLeeCBR

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ContrarCanberra @canberratimes @Transport_CBR Saw that. All the hype about the new timetable earlier in the year and then we go backwards. Has happened a few times and this #ACTGovt loves it annual October timetable revisions to #CUT even more. #ImproveCanberraPublicTransport! #actpol #cbrpol #auspol

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ContrarCanberra @canberratimes Apprentice in training isn’t it? The favourited one for promotion ...Wonder how the other new comers at the last election are feeling. Well they are not fired! LOL

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ContrarCanberra @canberratimes Yes a bit like the Big Barr .... LOL!

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@canberratimes @AndrewBrownAU All very well but the new bus timetable on weekends with services on most routes being at 2 hourly intervals isn’t going to do much for them. A BIG STEP BACKWARDS! #ImproveCanberraPublicTransport!

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@AlYourPalster In Canberra we got a new new network & timetable when #LightRail started. Meant to be improved bus services on weekends but many buses did not turn up & were cancelled. A week ago got a new weekend bus timetable with most routes now having buses every 2 hours compared to hourly.

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@rrogerramjet @Transport_CBR @ACTPolicing With the moving of bus stops for key routes to the other side of #Northbourne there are many more people crossing this road. Again #PoorPlanning by #ACTION. Also a safety issue with many bus users crossing against the lights. #ImproveOurPublicTransport @_candiceburch #actpol #CBR

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@rrogerramjet @ACTPolicing With key bus services not stopping in the bus interchange proper but on the other side of #Northbourne there are many more people crossing this busy road against the lights. Can’t understand why planners would set it up this way. #NoIdea! #PoorPlanning #ImproveOurPublicTransport!

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ContrarCanberra @rrogerramjet @Transport_CBR Used to be better when buses stopped in the interchange proper. Now all supposedly geared to northern suburb #tram centric network. Many more pedestrians crossing #Northbourne each day. #PoorPlanning #Network19Fail! #actpol #ImproveCanberraPublicTransport! @_candiceburch

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@NoACTLightRail @Transport_CBR If you use the SMS service on bus stops the times are going all over the place in the 30-40 mins prior to the timetabled departure. Seen today as much as 10 mins. #PoorPlanning & #management by #TransportCanberra #actpol #cbrpol #auspol #ImproveCanberraPublicTransport! #Canberra

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@jameskmilligan Certainly is. This is very poor management and planning by #TransportCanberra. They had more than one year to plan for the new network but had a one-eyed focus on the #tram. By cancelling so many bus services now they are giving public transport in this town a bad name. #NoIdea!

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ChrisCanberra @Transport_CBR Wouldn’t surprise me if it was around that level. #TransportCanberra need to do more to mitigate the inconvenience to bus passengers when this happens. Bet it did not occur with the #tram. Means there are two classes of public transport users in #Canberra. #actpol #cbrpol #CBR

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@redgrrrrl @Transport_CBR Need to make announcements on cancelled services at bus interchanges, provide information on webpage & on social media. I suspect it was embarrassing as a very large number of bus services were cancelled. #WeNeedBetter! #actpol #cbrpol #auspol #Canberra #CBR #ACT @_candiceburch

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@NoACTLightRail @Transport_CBR Can’t understand why other cities have regular weekend buses but in #Canberra we have a new #Network19 & buses simply don’t show. Been to many cities & never seen anything like it. Again #PoorPlanning by the #ALPGreens #ACTGovt who have #NoIdea on #PublicTransport @_candiceburch

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

Indeed there has been some very bad planning in this city. Public transport planning has also been bad by the #ALPGreens #ACTGovt. #WeNeedBetter! #actpol #cbrpol #auspol #Canberra #CBR #ACT https://t.co/LDc3gpD2Ko

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@BillGemmell1 Really need to bring the agreement into the 21st Century! Most other cities have better public transport than #Canberra in weekends and drivers should not be stopping progress and improvements. #ImproveCanberraPublicTransport! #WeNeedBetter! #actpol #cbrpol #ACT #CBR #auspol

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@canberratimes The sooner the agreement is brought into the 21st Century the better. Other cities have good public transport on weekends. #ImproveOurPublicTransport #WeNeedBetter!

[Canberra David @CanberraDavid]

@ALeighMP @2CC And very high #rates and charges from an entity with very poor service delivery. Other local governments do far better than our #ALPGreens #ACTGovt #HighRates #GiveUsABreak #WeNeedBetter!