There’s an excellent article in The Age highlighting the worst bus routes in Melbourne (featuring some quotes from @danielbowen).
For mine, a great example of everything that’s wrong with Melbourne’s bus network is the 736 from Blackburn to Mitcham. What should be a fairly quick trip (Mitcham is two train stops away from Blackburn) ends up being a 70+ minute expedition through the back streets of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Along the way, it passes through Forest Hill, East Burwood, Glen Waverley, Wantirna South, Vermont South, and Vermont, to reach a destination two suburbs away. It’s far quicker to walk from Blackburn to Mitcham.
Naturally, it’s unreliable, often delayed, and has long gaps between services. #bus #PublicTransport #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #transport #Vicpol #MassTransit #sustainability @fuck_cars @australia
@ajsadauskas @danielbowen I’m certain the fossil fuel industry has been influencing public transport decisions since forever.