FUNDING FOR COUNCILS SET TO BOOST TAXI RANK SAFETY
Source: Victoria. Minister for Public Transport. Media Release
"Improved lighting, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and pedestrian barriers are some of the infrastructure items councils can apply for under the $4 million Taxi Rank Safety Program. Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky said that councils across Victoria are now invited to share in the four-year funding initiative to boost safety for taxi passengers and drivers. “As part of the Taxi Rank Safety Program, councils can bid for funding to install CCTV systems, expand the number of taxi spaces, or build shelters or seating for passengers,” Ms Kosky said. This is also a great opportunity for councils to upgrade infrastructure such as lighting or pedestrian barriers at existing taxi ranks in busy locations so passengers have safer areas to fail a taxi."