▁the ▁notable ▁activ ist ▁projects ▁with ▁which ▁Me es ▁involved ▁himself ▁were ▁legal ▁actions ▁attempting ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁expensive ▁transport ▁projects ▁contrary ▁to ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁what ▁constit uted ▁good ▁public ▁transport ▁policy . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁question ed ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁urban ▁infrastr ucture ▁project ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁history , ▁the ▁City Link ▁to ll way ▁system ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁Me es ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁mar sh alling ▁yard ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁tram ▁" super stop " ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Park ville ▁campus ▁on ▁Sw an ston ▁Street , ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Melbourne ▁Metro ▁Rail ▁Project ▁tunnel ▁under ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁much ▁less ▁expensive ▁options ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁boost ▁capacity ▁on ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁sub urban ▁rail ▁network . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁he ▁also ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Public ▁Transport ▁First ▁Party ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁which ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁selected ▁elect or ates ▁on ▁transport - related ▁issues . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁months , ▁although ▁seriously ▁ill , ▁Me es ▁pers isted ▁in ▁his ▁campaign ing ▁endeav ours . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁question ed ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁research ▁behind ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ' s ▁proposed ▁east - west ▁tunnel ▁link ▁in ▁Melbourne ' s ▁inner ▁northern