thesis rant
Love this cartoon:
Source: www.westgatepunt.com
- Governments (federal, state and local) say that they want to reduce pollution and protect the environment. Getting cars off the roads and riding to work is good for the environment.
- Hobson’s Bay and Maribyrnong councils espouse sustainability in transport. (Both have appointed Transport Sustainability Officers.) Supporting the punt would be putting into practice both councils’
- sustainability policy. Petrol is expensive. Riding a bike is cheap.
- The State Government has earmarked $112 million for bicycling and pedestrian programs over the next decade. Punt funding (around $45000 for 6 months) is a tiny fraction of this. A commuter punt service is the missing link, connecting the inner west with the city and the bayside suburbs.Think of the punt as a bike path on water.
- Alternative bike route through Yarraville/Footscray is unsatisfactory (heavy truck traffic is dangerous and fumes are unhealthy). Have you ever tried to ride along Whitehall St at 5.30pm!
- Rather than axing the service, the stakeholders could plan for an increase in usage. (This would happen with better promotion and advertising.)
- Cycling is good for your health. Cycling for 1/2 hour is better for your mental and physical health than sitting in a traffic jam!
- A handful of pedestrians have used the commuter punt and then caught the bus down Lorimer St, thus showing how the punt can be part of the general public transport system.
- The punt is a good way to meet people: how many commuters chat on buses and trains?
- The commuter punt is unique and could become a very special part of Melbourne life.
Source: www.westgatepunt.com
Why am I still writing my thesis?