Adam Carey

Adam Carey

Push for Flagstaff to open 7 days

Adam Carey City traders and residents argue station's closure has a deadening effect on the life of the north-west end of the CBD.

Unpretentious blue bikes get the job done

Riders on City of Melbourne bikes.

Adam Carey A group of 14 riders rode Around the Bay on Melbourne's chunky blue bikes yesterday.

Buses reject lane share with bikes

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Adam Carey Proposal to allow cyclists to ride in most of Melbourne's dedicated bus lanes attacked by the bus industry.

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No ban for bash claim taxi driver

Clare Bellhouse.

Adam Carey A taxi driver who allegedly bashed two 19-year-old women in Collingwood early on Sunday morning has not been barred from driving a taxi almost a week after the incident, despite having been...

A biker-logical approach urged for safety

Rocco and Wilani Smit

Adam Carey To help help make your neighbourhood safer and more liveable, let your children ride a bike around town, an urban planning expert says.

All rides lead to town

It's Ride to Work day in Melbourne.

Adam Carey Like spokes on a wheel, hundreds of cyclists converged on the city centre this morning for the annual Ride to Work day.

Poster boy Robert Doyle goes off the rails

Robert Doyle campaign

Adam Carey All forms of political advertising are banned at all of Melbourne's railway stations.

Ninety new train services on way

Metro train

Adam Carey Ninety new train services will be added to Melbourne's metro rail network next month, mostly along the Sunbury line, when a new timetable commences on November 18.

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After 10 years on tenterhooks, a sigh of relief for Camberwell group

Camberwell activists Mary Drost and Jack Wegman were all smiles yesterday after their victory was announced.

Vince Chadwick and Adam Carey Man behind a controversial plan to redevelop Camberwell railway station cries foul, after a government corporation killed the project.

Tunnel visions

Adam Carey Adam Carey reports on the traffic chaos and plans to avoid a repeat.

Citylink tunnel: A giant headache for Melbourne

Slow going on the exit ramp before the Domain Tunnel.

Adam Carey Toll road operator Transurban apologises for what it describes as the worst traffic failure in its 13 years operating CityLink, but could not guarantee that yesterday's computer malfunction would not...

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Citylink tunnels expected to open

Traffic congestion.

Adam Carey Tollway operator CityLink hopes to have Melbourne's twin city tunnels reopened in time for this afternoon's traffic peak - but says it can't give a guarantee.

Camberwell station development shelved

Geoffrey Rush.

Adam Carey A controversial plan to redevelop Camberwell railway station in Melbourne's leafy east has been abandoned.

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Commuters going loopy on Altona railway

Altona Station.

Adam Carey It seems life is anything but a beach for train travellers on the Altona loop.

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Parking or mowing? Residents in a fine predicament

Residents in the suburb of Gowanbrae, where they are forced to park on nature strips due to the narrow streets.

Adam Carey Would you pay $3000 to have your nature strip paved and turned into a public car space?

No hope for Hope Street bus service

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Adam Carey Supporters of the Hope Street bus make last-ditch plea to the government not to cancel the service.

Schoolkids on track to visit every station in a day

Schoolchildren begin their quest to visit every train station in Melbourne in one day. They're pictured at Pakenham station.

Adam Carey One day, 16 railway lines, 209 stations, 17 schoolchildren. Is it possible to visit every railway station in Melbourne in a day?

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Time to slow down, Melbourne

The new limit will be introduced progressively.

Adam Carey Speed limits on Melbourne's city streets are set to drop to 40km/h in the hope the number of on-road casualties will be cut by about 25 a year.

City speed limits drop to 40km/h

40km/h sign

Adam Carey Speed limits on Melbourne's city streets will soon drop to 40 km/h in a move police say will reduce the number of casualties on the road by about 25 a year.

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New Metro train arrives, five months early

Train cancellations will no longer be published on Metro's website.

Adam Carey The first of seven new Metro trains for Melbourne was delivered to the Victorian government today, five months ahead of schedule.