
The Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF) is an advocacy group comprising
members from Melbourne metropolitan local government, associate members
representing transport companies, and participants from the State
Government and environment groups.
The MTF endeavours to promote effective, efficient and equitable transport
in metropolitan Melbourne by providing a forum for debate, research and
policy development, and by disseminating information to improve transport
choices.
Welcome to 2012 and an exciting year for transport.
The first meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 1st February at which Tim Gosbell and Anne Batrouney from URS Corporation will present on the Doncaster Rail Study. The executive elections will also take place at that meeting.
Coming topics for the year include traffic noise, Choose How you Move and a presentation from Ian Dobbs on the new Public Transport Development Authority. We also hope to hear more about freight, parking and healthy active transport.
The MTF put in a number of submissions in 2011, most recent are
the State Budget 2012/2013 including the Better Stations project, and