Strong consideration should be given to the Union Road level crossing in Boroondara and the High Street and Toorak Road level crossings in the adjoining City of Stonnington. 11.4 Build new transport links 11.4.4 Employment centre mass Apart from an extension of the tram service to include Fishermans Bend, we have to enhance the accessibility of transit noted no other proposals in the draft Strategy to extend the tram network. the major employment centres Tram route extensions worthy of consideration and reflected in Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy and/or the Camberwell Junction Access Plan include: 1. Tram route 72 extension The extension of tram route 72 to the south connecting with Caulfield Station would result in a series of network connections that significantly broaden access opportunities by tram and by train for Boroondara, Stonnington and Glen Eira residents. The extension of tram route 72 to the north would provide connection with tram route 48 and the Kew High School in Burke Road. The two extensions would provide a broad network with regional train services that extend throughout the eastern suburbs and would deliver notable potential benefits for the employment, retail and educational centres at Camberwell Junction and Caulfield. There are also economic advantages to better connecting these centres considering that economic advantages of proximity and ease of movement are now quite explicit. In addition to the existing connections with tram routes 109, 70 and 75 and the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverly train services, the proposed north/south tram extensions would connect with tram routes 6, 5 and 3 and the Frankston, Pakenham, Cranbourne and Dandenong train services.
Strong consideration should be given to the Union Road level crossing in Boroondara and the High Street and Toorak Road level crossings in the adjoining City of Stonnington. 11.4 Build new transport links to enhance the accessibility of the major employment centres 11.4.4 Employment centre mass transit Apart from an extension of the tram service to include Fishermans Bend, we have noted no other proposals in the draft Strategy to extend the tram network. Tram route extensions worthy of consideration and reflected in Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy and/or the Camberwell Junction Access Plan include: 1. Tram route 72 extension The extension of tram route 72 to the south connecting with Caulfield Station would result in a series of network connections that significantly broaden access opportunities by tram and by train for Boroondara, Stonnington and Glen Eira residents. The extension of tram route 72 to the north would provide connection with tram route 48 and the Kew High School in Burke Road. The two extensions would provide a broad network with regional train services that extend throughout the eastern suburbs and would deliver notable potential benefits for the employment, retail and educational centres at Camberwell Junction and Caulfield. There are also economic advantages to better connecting these centres considering that economic advantages of proximity and ease of movement are now quite explicit. In addition to the existing connections with tram routes 109, 70 and 75 and the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein and Glen Waverly train services, the proposed north/south tram extensions would connect with tram routes 6, 5 and 3 and the Frankston, Pakenham, Cranbourne and Dandenong train services.
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