There’s something missing from Perth’s public transport plan for 2031. It’s subtle, it’s almost intangible and we could easily get by without it. We would create a transit system that effectively and even efficiently moves a predicted population of 3.5 million people around a new city. We probably wouldn’t even notice its absence.
But we would miss an opportunity.
Public transport for Perth in 2031: mapping out the future for Perth’s Public Transport Network outlines an ambitious project. It shows WA’s commitment to public transport and, in a way, it demonstrates a forward thinking approach to urban design and the premise that everyone in a city should have access to it.
But we could do more.
What if, instead of asking, “How do we move 3.5 million people around a city?” we wondered, “What does public transport mean to what Perth could be in 2031?” Read the rest of this entry »
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