By Paul Hemsley City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has committed to an overhaul of the inner city’s streets and infrastructure by announcing that the council will embark on its largest ever capital spending program work worth $1.9 billion over the next decade. A persistent advocate of urban renewal that favours people over cars, […]
14 May, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has upped pressure on the New South Wales state government to extend a planned pedestrian zone in the heart of the central business district and shopping strip as part of existing plans to roll out a new $1.6 billion light rail run connecting the city […]
5 April, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has demanded the state government led by Premier Colin Barnett include councils in the planning process for the rollout of Perth’s inner city tram run, especially over the location of routes, stops and stations. The Western councils’ peak body claims that street knowledge held by […]
5 April, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales state government has called for submissions from the community and businesses in the CBD on the impact of tearing down the city’s iconic transport novelty, the monorail. According to documents released by the government, the final monorail service will run on the last day of the financial year, […]
4 December, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Perth has become the latest Australian city to jump aboard the light rail bandwagon in an ambitious bid to iron out bottlenecks and speed up travel times for commuters travelling to and from the city. The Western Australian Government has promised to build a $15.8 million light rail network in the state […]
3 September, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Local governments in the Perth metropolitan area have called for light rail to be a major part of sustainable transport improvement plans from the state government. The Western Australian Government has released a discussion paper titled ‘Public Transport for Perth in 2031’ asking for submissions based on light rail, rapid transport corridors […]
10 October, 2011
Artist's impression of George Street Sydney with the light-rail extension. Image: City of Sydney. The City of Sydney has welcomed the New South Wales Government’s announcement that George Street will be included in a light rail feasibility study. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said light rail along the city’s busiest street would transform central Sydney into a […]
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