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Journal Article

Author
Risson, Robert Joseph Henry
Title
Presidential address [1963] - Moving people (Urban public passenger transport)
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 35, no. 6, Jun 1963, pp. 95-100
ISBN/ISSN
0020-3319
Description

Retiring President's address by Major-General R. J. H. Risson, CB CBE DSO ED BE MIEAust, to the forty-third Annual General Meeting of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, at Adelaide on 30th April, 1963.

Abstract

This address focuses on the significance of urban public passenger transport in fostering economic growth, social connectivity, and urban development. ​ It highlights the historical evolution of street transport, including horse buses, trams, trolleybuses, and motorbuses, and emphasizes the continued necessity of public transport in modern cities. ​ The document discusses challenges such as traffic congestion, concentrated working hours, fares versus costs, rostering of staff, centralised traffic control, the need for underground transport systems, and the financial sustainability of public transport. It also explores overseas trends in urban public transport development, including investments in underground railways and rapid transit systems.

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