PPL AGM Speaker Paul Mees

alanEvents, Planning, Public transport, Traffic and access

Members are invited to attend the PPL AGM on Saturday 5th December at 2.00 pm at the North Melbourne Library.  Further details as follows:

Dear PPL VIC members and friends

Here is the reminder notice of Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. AGM 2009. I am sending this out to members and contacts.

Dr Paul Mees is the guest speaker. He has been a great supporter during campaigns opposing the East West Link which would have devastated inner city Melbourne and Royal and JJ Holland Park. Our joint community action helped ensure that the East West Link – the extension of the Eastern Freeway – with its super size road tunnels was deleted (albeit temporarily) from the Victorian Transport Plan. We hope groups can show support for PPL VIC by attending. We would be pleased if you can advertise the meeting amongst your members.

Here are the details of our meeting:

Time: 1:45 pm for a 2 pm start

Date: Saturday 5 December 2009

Venue: Meeting Room 1 Upstairs North Melbourne Library 66 Errol Street North Melbourne. It is one building along from the Town Hall and Post Office on the south east corner of Errol and Queensberry Streets. Tram up Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street Station to Errol Street. Parking in surrounding streets. Disabled parking in front of Library.

Guest Speaker: Dr Paul Mees, senior lecturer in transport planning at RMIT, will speak on “The Cars that Ate Melbourne” – Public Transport Solutions for the State.” Stay for afternoon tea and make contact with other groups, including transport action groups.

Background Note: See below link to Dr Mees’ Age article of 22 November 2009 “We can keep our leafy suburbs and still save the planet”. This was presented on 18 November as a paper at a “State of Australian Cities” Conference in Perth. His book “Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age” will be released in December.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/we-can-keep-our-leafy-suburbs-and-still-save-the-planet-20091122-isqz.html

Contact: Julianne Bell Secretary Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. jbell5@bigpond.com Mobile 0408022408

Regards

Julianne Bell

Secretary

Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc.

26 November 2009