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Our City centre ranks have been a
TCWA priority during the first months
of 2010. The Wellington Street rank
was scheduled to turn to rubble, with
no temporary replacement, during the
redevelopment of Forrest Place and the
London Court Rank was in danger of
becoming a side street feature.
With the support of the Lord Mayor,
Lisa Scaffidi, TCWA met with the City
CEO Frank Edwards and his senior
planning staff.
Ours was a simple message - taxis are
public transport and for the general
public to be able access taxis in the
central city, ranks needed to be
accessible and profiled. Taxis are very
much part of keeping a city on the move
and reducing visibility and rank
capacity would reduce the amount of
work as well as the number of taxis
Ranks Committee
making themselves available for hire
in the City.
TCWA's meeting resulted in an
agreement to review the plans for St
Georges Terrace with potential for an
embayed rank at London Court and
the establishment of a temporary
Wellington Street rank to cater for taxi
customers exiting the Perth Railway
Station. Construction difficulties have
delayed the temporary rank, but it is
on its way.
TCWA is attending the regular Forrest
Place stakeholder meetings to keep an
eye on that matter as it will with the
progress of the London Court Rank on
St Georges Terrace.
The City of Perth agreed to, once again,
send representatives to our Ranks
Committee meetings.
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The Qv1 Rank is also temporarily closed
given the upgrade of Hay Street
between Milligan and Elder Street. A
temporary Rank has been placed closer
to Elder Street on the same side. The
Qv1 Rank will reopen in 6 weeks.
Andrew Davini
Chairman, Ranks Committee