Proximity of living at nearest train station or bus stop, is a contentious issue for stake holders, whilst we are spreading our growing suburbs to outer suburbs of Mount Druitt and possible newer suburbs proposed.
So is living further away better then changing the community to a median density populated community or even a high density community, in the not to distant future?
Here is the Face book article:
Mt Druitt Standard
Click here for original artcile from Mt Druitt Standard
My response:
As an advocate for the community and especially great interest in local public transport, I must say that we in Mount Druitt are going from day to day and we are current moving from low density housing to medium density housing around the hub of Mount Druitt, whilst price of housing is on the rise. In 20 to 30 years time - we will be heading for high density housing, if we like it or not. Whilst this is happening bus running on time tables are not even planned leaving and arriving from Mount Druitt Bus interchange not even even 15 minutes peak time. Weekend time tables are weak, half-hour to one hour waiting for bus services and in some places no weekend bus service, only weekday bus services. Rapid bus services is what we require, at least 15 minutes in between services for all service to and from Mount Druitt. Once this happens, which means the community has confidence in more reliable and frequent, cost effective public transport, more of the community will move into public transport, leaving private cars at home. This in turn is less clogging at Mount Druitt hub for car park. At Mount Druitt Train Station, we require an upgrade of the train station concourse, to widen and lengthen the train station, enable more commuters to get through the electronic ticketing machines at peak times. The NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan of 2030, needs to be reviewed as we are having a high increase in population. Once the ABS figures will be released after 9/8/2016, this will show the dramatic change we have had in population and the slow progress to get more people into public transport. Stake holders must act straight away even talk about linking the Northwest Rail Link to the Southwest link - providing more access new airport at Badgerys Creek. Check out community website: whyilovemountdruitt.blogspot.com.au
Further comments:
Debbie Piscopo No to much high density housing around public transport links allready. More railway lines to these areas need to be built we have one of the worest railway systems in the world we need to get with the times.
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Jeff Thompson No.
Mt Druitt will return to being a ghetto again. No more units and town
houses in the western suburbs. Forward planning and the development of
transport infrastructure needs to be addressed.
Mel Hamilton how
about stop over crowding Sydney for a start and start building up
regional NSW? infrastructure housing hospitals and schools?
Gregory Stanton How
about free shuttle buses to the stations. This will get more people
using public transport, break up congestion on the roads and solve the
problem this post is talking about.
Richard Bough what about Ropes Crossing where they Tore up the Railway to build a Suburb.. just shows how DUMB planners are....
Nonie Squadrito Not
necessarily BUT better, larger parking areas are needed at ALL
stations. Do that & you'll reduce peak hour traffic on roads.
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