A lack of public transport has become an important issue ahead of Saturday’s Aston byelection. But many voters aren't expecting much after years of empty promises.
“We, on balance, think light rail is probably a better option [than a trackless tram] … but we are pretty agnostic about it all,” Hearsch said.
Eastern Transport Coalition president Stuart James said Rowville mass transit was the number one priority for Knox Council .James said the group preferred a heavy rail Rowville link, but understood receiving funding for that was unlikely. Instead, he argued a trackless tram corridor should be built, regardless of the business case outcome.
A spokesperson for King said $2.2 billion in federal funding for the Suburban Rail Loop East would also help “deliver a huge improvement in the day-to-day lives of people in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs”.
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