Transport Victoria are expanding tram stops on the 57 tram line along Victoria St, Errol St and Queensberry St in North Melbourne and as a big fuck you to the disability community they're not making them accessible.
They're making the tram stops wider and adding zebra crossings but for some reason they can't be fucked rising the stop to the level of the tram to provide level boarding.
This is fucking outrageous.
Transport Victoria needed to make all tram stops accessible by 2022 and they failed to do that. The next deadline is only a few years away and they're planning to rebuild trams stops without making them accessible.
If you're in Melbourne please submit feedback on this consultation and tell them you support accessible tram stops.
https://engage.vic.gov.au/route-57-north-melbourne-tram-corridor
You can also email Sonya Kilkenny the Minister for Planning and tell them you support accessible tram stops.
reception.kilkenny@transport.vic.gov.au
They are also doing in person consultations on Saturday and Tuesday if you want to yell at them in person.
https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/route-57-north-melbourne-tram-corridor/meetings
#Melbourne #PublicTransport #SpringSt #Accessibility #AccesibleTramStops
At the Sydney rd Accessible Tram Stops rally today in Coburg. A good turnout in the rain. We handed out leaflets and talked to people about the problem of accessible transport for people when the Upfield line is closed for level crossing removals in 2028.
https://www.facebook.com/SATScampaign/
https://www.instagram.com/sats_campaign/
