Philip Mallis

Tag: Website

  • Bus stop misdirection and how I nearly missed my flight

    Bus stop misdirection and how I nearly missed my flight

    I have previously written about the importance of accurate public transport information. Unfortunately this is all too common and can cause serious problems for passengers trying to navigate the network. I present my recent experience as a brief case study on this topic. A simple bus stop I had to reach Melbourne Airport. As usual,…

  • My journey to Jekyll and back

    My journey to Jekyll and back

    Some of you may have noticed that I launched a new website the other day and migrated from WordPress to Jekyll. Well, now I’m back. Why not WordPress? For background I have been running a personal website since my council election campaign 14 years ago in January 2012. I started on WordPress at the time…

  • Removing maps from bus stops and the digital divide

    Today the response that you will likely get to any query to Public Transport Victoria (PTV) will advise you to use the website, app or journey planner. Much of the advertising and marketing also attempts to send people in this direction. This push to get everyone to use digital tools has accelerated over the past…

  • Ward newsletters now available online

    For those who are interested, Maranoa Ward newsletters are now available on this website. The latest version is already uploaded to the Boroondara website every time it is published, but here on my website you can see every issue from my term thus far. Each download section also contains a list of stories from each…

  • You can now subscribe with email

    A new feature that has just been added to this website is the ability to subscribe to posts via email. Simply enter your email address into the space at the bottom of the website (or at the bottom of this post) and you will receive an email notification every time a new post is published.…