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Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport Visit their website
CAST - also has a facebook page...
Mareeba to Cairns 30 mins by train
The Tram of the 21st Century
"CAST's main demands are:
? Adopt as a guiding principle the fundamental link between renewable energy and sustainable transport.
? Set a minimum 40% reduction target for the region's greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 in the statutory regulations.
? Adopt a proactive approach to public transport and rail freight, rather than the reactive approach advocated in the FNQ 2025 draft.
? Adopt a substantially higher target for public transport use within Cairns ? not the proposed minimum target of 10% by 2036, but at least 40% by 2025.
? Immediately commit to a rail-based ?spine? for a renewable energy based public transport system for Cairns (incorporating the existing Gordonvale-CBD-Redlynch rail as the first stage"
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