Tasmanians will go to the polls on Saturday 23 March to vote for a new parliament and a new State Government.
This is your chance to make a difference, and to elect politicians who take public transport seriously.
THE ISSUES
Over the past few years, Tasmanians have had to grapple with increasing traffic congestion and unreliable public transport. Tasmania spends the least on public transport (on a per capita basis) of all Australian states and territories. to make matters worse, the government-owned bus operator, Metro Tasmania, has been forced to run a substantially reduced timetable due to continuing staff shortages.
It's time to Fix Metro Tasmania and get Tasmania's public transport services back on the road.
Click here to see the 'A Better Deal' report by the McKell Institute, which analyses Tasmania's failing public transport system and provides practical recommendations for how it can be improved.
Click here to read Byron Cubit's opinion piece about how the #FixMetro campaign has helped to create Tasmania's first 'public transport election', and how the major parties and independent candidates have responded.
MEDIA STATEMENTS
Click here to see RTBU media statements related to the Fix Metro campaign.
PARTY POLICIES
THE PLEDGE
The RTBU has asked all candidates who are standing in the Tasmanian election to sign a pledge committing to Fix Metro Tasmania:
Tasmanian election candidates can download a pdf of the pledge document here.
Signed pledges and photos can be emailed to rtbu[at]rtbu.org.au.
WHO'S ON BOARD?
The following candidates have signed the pledge to Fix Metro Tasmania:
| Name | Party | Electorate | |
| Rebecca WHITE | ALP | Lyons |  |
| Josh WILLIE | ALP | Clark |  |
| Dean WINTER | ALP | Franklin |  |
| Lara ALEXANDER | Independent | Bass |  |
| Janie FINLAY | ALP | Bass |  |
| Richard GOSS | ALP | Lyons |  |
| Roshan DHINGRA | ALP | Bass |  |
| Will GORDON | ALP | Bass |  |
| Michelle O'BYRNE | ALP | Bass |  |
| Rebecca PRINCE | ALP | Clark |  |
| Casey FARRELL | ALP | Lyons |  |
| David O'BYRNE | Independent | Franklin |  |
| Sam CAMPBELL | The Local Network | Clark |  |
| Kristie JOHNSTON | Independent | Clark |  |
| Ivan DAVIS | Animal Justice Party | Bass |  |
| Cecily ROSOL | The Greens | Bass |  |
| Ella HADDAD | ALP | Clark |  |
| Simon DAVIS | ALP | Clark |  |
| Martine DELANEY | Independent | Franklin |  |
| Ben LOHRBERGER | Independent | Clark |  |
| Sue HICKEY | Independent | Clark |  |
| Simon BAILEY | ALP | Franklin |  |
| Helen BURNET | The Greens | Clark |  |
| Anita DOW | ALP | Braddon |  |
| Chris LYNCH | ALP | Braddon |  |
| Amanda DIPROSE | ALP | Braddon |  |
| Meg BROWN | ALP | Franklin |  |