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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Live in fear. I am the train driver now.

Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Why not talk to a planner? Not a property agent with a vested interest? "...also provides for compatible use or development, including residential, that does not adversely impact on the protection, conservation and management of the landscape values..." It was exhibited last year.

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‘Absolutely devastated’: Hopes dashed as Kingborough zoning changes to impact hundreds

“Some people’s blocks of land will never be able to be built on. They will just be for picnics.” A key opponent has outlined drastic impacts under proposed zoning changes at Kingborough.

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I may or may not have bought this... a Hobart tram destination roll. #hobart #tasmania #transport

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The fact there are buses running every twenty minutes to 1am means I can get wrecked and support the nighttime economy is great. Get good.

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Mail call, and its the first transport study ever conducted for an Australian city. The 1965 Hobart study still remains one of the most contentious, maligned, and interesting pieces of work by a consulting firm in Australian transport planning history. #politas #tasmania

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I'm baaaaaack. Namely because I forgot this existed, and because I don't like splitting my content up across platforms. Does anyone know any decent (free) aggregators where I can cross-post easily?

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I started writing this on the weekend and unexpectedly it has become quite topical. Learn how the MTT became Metro, and how it staved off privatisation in the 1990s. #politas mathewsharp.com/privatise-or...

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Privatise or perish: The deregulation of Tasmanian public transport

The attempted privatisation of Metro Tasmania in the 1990s still continues, after recent attempts to once again privatise the public transport company.

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Isn't it pretty? The Metropolitan Transport Trust Hobart network map from 1988. It was the first year the swept-M logo and two-tone green was used. Kingston and Blackmans Bay were not included in the urban area, and services were operated by Hobart Coaches/Hazell Brothers. #politas #hobart

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Here is the 2014 Main Road Transit Corridor study, including some superceded options. Surprising that not many of these were delivered, given there was apparently funding. Interesting that land use was also reviewed. #politas t.co/lWEKOqatmG

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https://archive.org/details/2014-Glenorchy-to-Hobart-Transit-Corridor-Study

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Of course, there is an obsession with mode. I genuinely believe that a $445m+ project does not address the key issues with the wider PT network. Investing in frequency, service levels and span of hours, can drive patronage growth. BRT or LR is about land use growth, ignoring the problems.

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Today's Mercury, some interesting survey results. 56.69% support Light Rail, while 24.11% support BRT. Trackless tram is 9.87% and None of these is 9.33%. It confirms that buses have a public image problem. Frequency and reliability over big projects is what's needed. #politas

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This was bound to happen. Demand-side fixes like cheaper fares don't improve transport in the long run. QLD is banking on it, but they are doing the inverse too. It's the supply, i.e. frequency and reliability, that gets passengers on board.

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Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Half-price fares fail to improve Metro patronage. No surprise as the service is unreliable even after accounting for "service adjustment" and there is still no tracking (supposed to be coming this month) #politas pulsetasmania.com.au/news/half-pr...

pulsetasmania.com.au

Half-price fares fail to boost Hobart bus usage as 150 services remain suspended

Just 26 of the 177 services cut across Hobart in 2023 have been reintroduced…

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Mathew Sharp @mathewsharp.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Greetings. I am migrating across from X. Keen to engage with transport and urbanism peeps here!

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