Instagram · Post · 16 June 2026
The Vincent CAT? 🐈🚌
Earlier today, the City of Vincent resolved to advocate to the State Government to unlock parts of the Perth Parking Levy to fund some key projects, one idea was a CAT route that connects the east-west corridor north of the City.
This piqued my curiosity as advocating for public transport has always been one of my priorities, so I had a brainstorm on how a CAT bus could work without breaking the bank on concrete and asphalt.
Some key hurdles I discovered:
1. East Parade is shocking - trying to get a bus to go under the rail bridge onto Lord St will simply not work.
2. Vincent and Beaufort St interface isn't suitable for a bus to turn at all.
3. Many of these inner city intersections simply doesn't have enough sweep for a bus to make a turn
So after much deliberation - this is a route that I landed on, an anti-clockwise circuit that connects Leederville through to Claisebrook and East Perth, hitting many key locations along the way.
Is this just me dreaming? absolutely.
But I think there's merit to the idea, if we can get our two Councils to the table to plan for our future together.
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