Research and data publications
The Department of Transport prepares a range of bulletins, datasets, publications and reports across a range of topics.
Macro Urban Form report
Macro-Urban Form, Transport Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Investigation for Melbourne (PDF, 9.84 MB, 181 pp.) considers the role that urban form (i.e. the layout and structure of a city) can play in reducing Melbourne's future transport-related energy and greenhouse outcomes.
Transport Demand Information Atlas for Victoria 2008
The Transport Demand Information Atlas (TDIA) compiles reliable and recent data relating to key aspects of the passenger and freight tasks. It draws upon data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, travel survey data commissioned by the department, and time use analyses conducted by the University of Melbourne.
Transport Research and Policy Analysis Bulletin
The Transport Research and Policy Analysis Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin that profiles work being undertaken by the department, and shares information of interest to the transport sector and broader community.
Maintaining Mobility: The Transition from Driver to Non-driver
The policy framework report Maintaining Mobility: The Transition from Driver to Non-driver has been developed to inform discussion and identify practical actions to help senior Victorians maintain their mobility as they reduce and stop driving. This framework was released by the Minister for Public Transport in November 2007.
National Transport Links - Growing Victoria's Economy (2nd edition)
National Transport Links - Growing Victoria's Economy (2nd edition) is a strategy to upgrade the State's transport network under the AusLink 2 program that was developed under the previous Victorian Government. The strategy proposed a significant upgrade of Victoria's key transport links on our road, rail and port networks between 2009 and 2014, to be delivered in collaboration with the Commonwealth Government. This second edition was published in December 2007.
Impact Assessment of Extension of Clearways Policy
The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission has estimated that road congestion in this state costs upwards of $2.6 billion every year. Read the preliminary Impact Assessment of Extension of Clearways Policy (PDF, 2,192 KB, 36 pp.) report. This document was not provided in an accessible format. Contact us by email or call 1800 078 387 if you require assistance.
A System of Time Accounts for Melbourne
This framework - A System of Time Accounts for Melbourne, Second Edition, 2008, (PDF, 524 KB, 125 pp.) is designed to create an on-going system of tables of statistical data on the uses of time by the people of Melbourne. It provides longitudinal data on the average time use for different demographic groups across various activities. A particular focus is placed on travel time in relation to different activities and methods of travel.
Travel Behaviour of Women, Men and Children: What Changes and What Stays the Same?
The Travel Behaviour of Women, Men and Children: What Changes and What Stays the Same? (PDF, 765 KB, 42 pp.) paper prepared by Professor Duncan Ironmonger (The University of Melbourne) and Philip Norman (Department of Transport) for the 29th Conference of the International Association for Time Use Research. Provides an analysis travel behaviour trends of Melbourne women, men and children from 1994 to 1999.