Melbourne's+transport

=Introduction = ==Melburnians get around our wonderful CBD in many different ways. They use a Bike Hire Scheme, or they use a train, tram or bus. Some use their own cars to travel through the CBD or some even walk. The reason people do this is because it is cheaper for people to use public transport. == =Melbourne bike share = =Bike share is a means of public transport for Melburnians. It was introduced by the department of public transport. It was designed to make a safer, fairer and greener way to move people around the city grid. = =The Bike Share works by putting your annual subscription or credit card into the kiosk machine. The machine will check your credit card and take your details (That is if you put your Credit Card in the machine). After the machine approves your credit card, it will print out a code for you which you enter in a keypad next to the station. Afterwards the machine will display a green light saying that you have unlocked the bike and you are ready to go. Once you reach your destination, you must dock your bike onto a docking station and wait for an orange light to come up. If you reach the bike share station and find the station is full, you can push a button on the kiosk and it will give you an extra 15 minutes to ride to the next nearest bike share station. = ==Our Group Conducted a survey of how many people actually use a bikeshare station and we found out that no one actually hired a bike, 2 people returned a bike while 4 people looked at the bike share station. We think that no one might have taken a bike out because the station might be in a inconvenient location, too expensive and because of the helmet issue etc.... ==

==You can purchase a daily or weekly ticket or an annual subscription for $50, A weekly subscription for $8 or a daily ticket for $2.50. You can only pay by credit card by the machine at the bike station (MasterCard and Visa Only). The first thirty minutes are free. Ideally you shouldn't go past two hours because it will become expensive. You are encouraged to bring your own helmet or you can purchase them from selected 7-Eleven stores, kiosk's and vending machines for $5.00. == =CityLin﻿k =

==CityLink is a 22km tollway which is designed to bypass the CBD and help people get to Tullamarine Airport quicker and connect the Northern and Eastern Suburbs. It's one of only two freeways which connects the inner city, the other being the Eastern Freeway which connects the Northern-Eastern Suburbs. It was one of the first tollways in the world to be fully electronic. As of November 3rd 2010 a trip on the whole of CityLink will cost you $6.78 for a car (Commercial vehicles vary and motorcycles don't pay tolls). == ==Citylink is divided into two sections, The Southern Link (including both Domain and Burnley tunnels) and Western Link (including the Bolte Bridge named after Former Premier Sir Henry Bolte and Tullamarine Airport. == ==CityLink was first formed in 1992 and soon got Jeff Kennet's formal approval in mid 1994. In 1995, Jeff Kennet signed a contract with Transurban to operate the road until 2037 and raise toll prices by Inflation or 4 times the inflation rate every 3 months. Construction started in 1996 and finished in 1999, 2 years ahead of schedule. == ==There has been some controversy with CityLink. Two freeways (The Monash and Tullamarine) used to be free. Now you have to pay for it. Also some people complain that councils deliberately block local roads to "force" people to use CityLink. CityLink soon realised that e-tags have a limited lifespan and don't last forever and there are many more controversies. == == ==