@article{ref1,
title="Urban transport policy paradoxes in Australia",
journal="World transport policy and practice",
year="1995",
author="Mees, Paul",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="20-24",
abstract="Melbourne's extensive heavy- and light-rail networks are suffering declining usage as the city becomes increasingly car-dominated.  This article discusses reasons for this trend and contrasts Melbourne with Canadian cities and Perth, Western Australia.  The popular explanation for Melbourne's problems - the low density nature of post-war suburban development - is held to be a rationalization, rather than an explanation.  The real cause is Government transport policies that reduce the attractiveness of public transport while expanding road capacity.  (A) (Abstract from TRID)<p />",
language="",
issn="1352-7614",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}