cross-posted from: https://aus.social/users/ajsadauskas/statuses/111889839858310804
See, here’s why I think the Parramatta light rail should be extended from Sydney Olympic Park to Strathfield.
See, here’s why I think the Parramatta light rail should be extended from Sydney Olympic Park to Strathfield.
It’s not just that it would allow it to connect directly to many of the train lines serving the western and northern suburbs, including the T1, T2, T3, and T9. Or intercity trains to the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, and Newcastle.
It’s not just that Strathfield is a major bus hub with many services across western suburb.
It’s not just that DFO Homebush (between Strathfield and Olympic Park) is a busy shopping centre that generates a lot of traffic.
No, the big reason I say it’s a good idea is because these photos were taken on the 526 bus, between Strathfield and Olympic Park, on a Sunday afternoon.
#bus #tram #LightRail #nsw #nswpol #planning #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #transport #transit #MassTransit @urbanism
I always think of the quote in ‘Geoffrey Moorhouse Sydney: The Story of a City’ when he talks about the western suburbs. ‘Things can get pretty bleak out here’.
And of course ‘I harbored a particular Melburnian distrust for that vulgar, crooked, convict town’. Peter Carey