Tag: Box Hill

  • The broken Box Hill Bus Station lift

    The broken Box Hill Bus Station lift

    Followers of this blog and my Mastodon account will know that I have previously written about the access problems to the Box Hill Bus Station. This was mainly about the chronic escalator breakdowns. But unfortunately this issue appears to have spread to the bus station lift. If you’re unfamiliar with Box Hill and its importance…

  • The Box Hill Bus Station escalator saga

    The Box Hill Bus Station escalator saga

    Access to any public transport stop or station is arguably the most important aspect of its operation. The frequency or attractiveness of your services doesn’t matter if nobody can actually get there. With this in mind, I and many thousands of other people have been dealing with an extremely frustrating situation at Box Hill over…

  • Bicycle trip – North Balwyn loop via Ashburton and Box Hill

    Today I decided to try a new bicycle route through the middle eastern suburbs. This essentially consists of a big loop from North Balwyn down to Ashwood and returning north via Gardiners Creek and Bushy Creek in the City of Whitehorse. For some reason, Google Maps doesn’t like custom map directions and won’t embed the…