Better buses for Melbourne: strategic modelling: baseline conditions report

IInfrastructure Victoria is undertaking independent and interdisciplinary research into opportunities to reform the existing bus network. Infrastructure Victoria’s aim is to help inform the Victorian Government on how to improve Melbourne’s bus services. Its broader research project will explore how bus reform can improve travel for people, how it can integrate with land use to support Melbourne’s growth, as well as address social and environmental challenges. The Victorian Government has also recognised the potential for a better bus system in Victoria. Victoria’s Bus Plan signals a renewed interest in substantial bus reform for the first time in a decade. Infrastructure Victoria will publish a final report in late 2023, including recommendations to the Victorian Government informed by stakeholder engagement, transport modelling, and other evidence-based inputs. WSP is assisting Infrastructure Victoria in this research program with strategic modelling services using the Victorian Integrated Transport Model (VITM). This report details the development of a baseline of existing challenges in the network, including the scale and distribution that could occur with minimal reform or investment in Greater Melbourne’s bus network into the future.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/project/fast-frequent-and-fair-how-buses-can-better-connect-melbourne/
• Corporate Authors:

  Infrastructure Victoria

  Melbourne, Victoria   
• Authors:
  • Liang, T
• Publication Date: 2023-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 71p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Improvements; Investments; Mathematical models; Strategic planning; Transportation operations
• Geographic Terms: Melbourne, Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Bus; Investment; Modelling; Strategic planning; Transport network

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01907007
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 6 2024 8:48AM