ACTION buses were involved in more than 270 accidents over the past financial year an 18 per cent increase on the previous year. Figures provided by ACTION show the bus fleet was involved in 272 accidents in 2007-08, up from 231 in 2006-07. Seven of the accidents involved injuries to Read more…
Canberrans should look out for two ACTION buses covered with goannas, bluebells, bogong moths and handprints. The indigenous art on the multicoloured buses was done under the auspices of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre. A member of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body, Read more…
Canberra’s use of public transport is the lowest of all Australian capital cities, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In Australian Social Trends 2008, the bureau reported that in 2006 only 7.9 per cent of Canberra adults used public transport for commuting, down from 11.4 per cent in 1996. Read more…
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services today announced that the first MAN bus has arrived at ACTION. “The new MAN bus looks similar to other buses on the road but it incorporates a number of changes/improvements: * Major revision to wheelchair area layout including new modesty barriers improving passenger safety; Read more…
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services John Hargreaves today reminded Canberrans that ACTION’s new Network 08 starts this Monday 2 June 2008. “Network 08 begins on Monday so ACTION patrons and new passengers need to use the new timetables that were introduced on 19 May,” said Mr Hargreaves. Minister Hargreaves Read more…
The Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Mr John Hargreaves MLA, today revealed ACTION’s new timetables, bus stop signage and branding outside the ACT Legislative Assembly at 11.00am Monday 19 May 2008. “The ACT government is taking passenger information seriously, and these new ACTION timetables clearly demonstrate how Network 08 Read more…
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Mr John Hargreaves, today encouraged Canberrans to take advantage of special ACTION bus services on ANZAC Day on Friday 25 April. “A range of special services will be provided by ACTION on Friday and I encourage those wishing to take part in ANZAC Day Read more…
Improvements to ACTION bus services promised for April 28 will be delayed until early June or later. The new timetable was scheduled to coincide with the beginning of the second school term. That is now impractical, because the complex arrangements for allocating drivers’ shifts has not begun. On Tuesday, a Read more…
Minister for the Territory and Municipal Services, John Hargreaves, today congratulated the Canberra Community on reaching the milestone of 80 years of Public Transport. Mr Hargreaves said that ACTION would be celebrating this important milestone in Canberra’s public transport history with a birthday celebration on Wednesday 19 July 2006 and Read more…
The removal of the Civic and Belconnen bus interchanges, a new interchange for Woden, a busway from Belconnen to Civic and a busway along Northbourne Avenue are included in plans for an upgrade of Canberra’s public transport infrastructure. The greatest portion of money needed for these works has not received Read more…