Category / Quick maps
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Possible post-Metro Tunnel Melbourne tram network
This is a quick map I have made to show what I think will happen to Melbourne’s tram network after the Metro Tunnel opens in 2024. If you’re interested in learning more about this, please see my video on this topic over on my YouTube channel below.
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Banh mi map of Melbourne
UPDATE 22/02/2022: I have received some comments about this project that I would like to address. I have been told that my maps can be interpreted as negatively contributing to an issue about the “real cost” of banh mi. Others have written about this far more eloquently and with more authority than I ever could,…
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Mapping parklets in Melbourne
Link to the map here. Over the past few months, there have been concerted efforts by the State Government and local governments across Victoria to support businesses in COVID-19 lockdown and recovery. One of the latest measures has been to support and/or install expanded space for outdoor dining and trading. What is a parklet? A…
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Understanding COVID-19 impacts on Victoria using maps
In the midst of this pandemic, there is not much current data available to know the exact impacts on our communities. As a result, I am turning to the slightly older but incredibly comprehensive ABS Census to understand how COVID-19 (coronavirus) might impact people and communities. In summary, I have extracted a selection of what…
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Alphington to East Preston Railway
Recently I was looking through some old documents related to Alphington. Buried within Hansard from 1948 was a document entitled the Alphington to East Preston Railway Construction Act. This Act of the Victorian Parliament authorised the construction a railway from Alphington along Darebin Creek to the then-brand new public housing estates just east of Reservoir.…
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Distances between Melbourne railway stations – a quick map
I spent a few days putting together a map that shows the distances between railway stations on Melbourne’s metropolitan rail network. The spacing has been calculated and placed onto the current official PTV Victorian rail network map. The distance data is taken from the Vicsig website’s line guides (which also has a lot of other…
