From The Age October 17, 2008 Reported by Clay Lucas

While Melbourne’s trains groan under the pressure of 40% more passengers in the past three years, the Brumby Government’s much-touted plan to fix Victoria’s transport system is travelling at a glacial pace, new analysis shows. Just 2% of a $10.5 billion transport plan promised in 2006 has been spent, a frank assessment by the Property Council of Australia has found.

The property council’s research – disputed by Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky yesterday – found only five of 76 commitments made in 2006’s Meeting Our Transport Challenges strategy had been delivered. The Government was not moving fast enough on big transport projects, the powerful business group that represents major building owners and developers said. Continue Reading…