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Mathew Sharp

Hobart, Sydney
As seen in: The Herald Sun, The Advertiser (South Australia), The Mercury (Tasmania)
Covers:  Transport, infrastructure, planning, history, urbanism, architecture, street design
Transport planning and policy professional. Researcher and Advocate for public transport and infrastructure. Hobart born and raised. Views mine.

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Mathew is a transport planning and policy professional, experienced in public transport research, network planning, and advocacy. Using this knowledge, Mathew produces content and research on public transport, infrastructure, and planning.

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A Train to Nowhere - 150 Years of Railway Memories - Tasmanian Times

A Train to Nowhere - 150 Years of Railway Memories - Tasmanian Times

On the 150th anniversary of Tasmanian railways, Mathew Sharp looks back at the heyday of passenger rail on th…

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Travel vouchers forget Derwent Valley

Travel vouchers forget Derwent Valley

Struggling Derwent Valley tourism operators are hopeful for a turnaround, as the government's travel voucher …

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Rail woes as bridge design culls Brighton crossing

Rail woes as bridge design culls Brighton crossing

Brighton council members have criticised designs of the proposed new Bridgewater Bridge for neglecting rail a…

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Create a monument to learning with a Treasury library

Create a monument to learning with a Treasury library

The sale of the Treasury Buildings has been delayed, providing an ample moment to pause and reflect on what t…

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Super Tuesday Bicycle Survey

Super Tuesday Bicycle Survey

First PTC while interning with ABC News in Melbourne.

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Vintage Tram Becomes New Study Space at Burwood

Vintage Tram Becomes New Study Space at Burwood

Students at Deakin Burwood are set to get on a different kind of tram, with a unique study space arriving.

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Bikes on buses in Tasmania

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By Mathew Sharp
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Image: Metro Tasmania bus #325 fitted with a bike rack during public testing days. Credit: Neil Robins Over the last twenty years, there have been attempts to integrate active mobility and public transport in Tasmania. Across Australia, it is not common to see bicycles carried on regular public buses, while bikes on buses in Tasmania is even less common. In other states and territories, trains and road coaches have the space for carrying bikes, aiding their integration into the transport network.
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"Privatise or perish" - The deregulation of Metro Tasmania - Mathew Sharp

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By Mathew Sharp
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Yesterday the Tasmanian Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, announced his intention to privatise public assets to curb increasing state debts, including public transport operator Metro Tasmania Pty Ltd. It appears that this announcement has a sense of history repeating itself. In this essay, I explore the history of when the Metro authority became corporatised, and how the government last tried to privatise Metro.
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