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Video: Gavin Gatenby & David Kirby on WestConnex & history repeating

by C S
2015-07-022015-12-01

The Fifth Estate: Video: Gavin Gatenby & David Kirby on WestConnex & history repeating (2 July 2015)

In the late 1970s in Sydney it was the South-West freeway, now the M5, that drew heavy opposition.

Today it’s the WestConnex, but as far as EcoTransit Sydney’s Gavin Gatenby is concerned the fundamentals have not changed.

Gatenby, no stranger to agitation on behalf of more equitable and sustainable outcomes, has interviewed former NSW Supreme Court judge David Kirby, who conducted a thorough review of radial freeways on behalf of the NSW government at the time, starting in 1979.Read More »Video: Gavin Gatenby & David Kirby on WestConnex & history repeating

Unfinished Business – The Kyeemagh–Chullora Road Inquiry and the future of Sydney

by C S
2015-07-012015-11-30

Video: Gavin Gatenby & David Kirby, QC, BA, LLB. on WestConnex & history repeating. The Fifth Estate: Unfinished Business – The Kyeemagh-Chullora Road Inquiry and… Read More »Unfinished Business – The Kyeemagh–Chullora Road Inquiry and the future of Sydney

Saving Wolli Creek trailer

by C S
2015-05-232015-11-30

The Wolli Creek Valley is inner south-west Sydney’s environmental gem but might have been an 8-lane freeway. It was saved by Sydney’s longest conservation fight.… Read More »Saving Wolli Creek trailer

Dulwich Hill light rail – the opening

by C S
2014-03-302015-12-01

A record of the first services on, and official opening of, the extension of Sydney’s light rail service from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill on 27… Read More »Dulwich Hill light rail – the opening

How the light rail extension really got off the ground

by C S
2014-03-272015-12-01

SMH: How the light rail extension really got off the ground Gavin Gatenby (March 27, 2014)

The way Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian tells it, Thursday’s opening of the Dulwich Hill light rail extension is entirely the achievement of the O’Farrell Government.Read More »How the light rail extension really got off the ground

Does the new Inner West Light Rail deliver the best for users?

by C S
2014-03-272015-12-01

702 ABC Sydney: Does the new Inner West Light Rail deliver the best for users? By Matthew Bevan (27 March, 2014)

Some elements of the Inner West Light Rail Extension may leave a little to be desired, according to a transport expert.Read More »Does the new Inner West Light Rail deliver the best for users?

New calls to complete Eastern Suburbs Railway

by C S
2013-05-092015-12-01

A Millenium train at Museum Station / Photo: Marcus Wong/Wongm’s Rail Gallery

AltMedia: New calls to complete Eastern Suburbs Railway May 9, 2013

Controversy over the CBD and South East Light Rail project has reignited debate about the incomplete Eastern Suburbs Railway line, with Surry Hills residents claiming its completion could negate the need for the light rail project.Read More »New calls to complete Eastern Suburbs Railway

Fresh impetus for Oxford St light rail

by C S
2013-04-252015-12-01

An artist’s impression of light rail on Oxford St

AltMedia: Fresh impetus for Oxford St light rail April 25, 2013

Local political and business leaders have vowed to continue the fight for light rail along Oxford St, despite the State Government’s decision to build Sydney’s first new light rail lines since the year 2000 on Devonshire St instead of Oxford St.Read More »Fresh impetus for Oxford St light rail

WestConnex: Greiner’s folly – Part 1: A project overtaken by events

by C S
2013-03-262015-12-01

Nick Greiner’s WestConnex proposal would cost at least $15 billion and take more than a decade to complete. In this video series EcoTransit Sydney will… Read More »WestConnex: Greiner’s folly – Part 1: A project overtaken by events

Unfit for purpose

by C S
2013-02-042015-12-01

In 2012 NSW’s O’Farrell Government announced that Sydney’s long-awaited North West Rail Link would proceed, but only as a metro-style, privatised operation. In addition, the Epping-Chatswood tunnel and its stations would be modified so that it could not be used by modern double-deck suburban trains.Read More »Unfit for purpose

WasteConnex – Infrastructure NSW’s highest priority project

by C S
2012-10-232015-12-01

WasteConnex is THE highest priority project for construction, consulting and finance. Thirty-three kilometres of tollways will transform tollway revenue collection and provide vital state support… Read More »WasteConnex – Infrastructure NSW’s highest priority project

Parramatta Road plan kicks buses to the kerb

by C S
2012-08-232015-12-01

Artist Impression of Parramatta Road Light Rail

SMH: Parramatta Road plan kicks buses to the kerb Jacob Saulwick August 23, 2012

Trams would be returned to Parramatta Road, running from Broadway as far west as Strathfield under a proposal from a public transport advocacy group.

The proposal, from EcoTransit, comes amid renewed interest in transport options for the inner west, with the state government also set to consider motorway options for the struggling arterial corridor.Read More »Parramatta Road plan kicks buses to the kerb

Two more tracks: How to boost Sydney’s commuter rail capacity

by C S
2012-08-072015-12-01

Sydneysiders are trying to get out of their cars and onto public transport but the city’s most important public transport system is at capacity. Two… Read More »Two more tracks: How to boost Sydney’s commuter rail capacity

The Sydney rail costs rip-off

by C S
2012-06-192015-12-01

Radio 2UE’s Stuart Bocking talks to EcoTransit Sydney Convenor Gavin Gatenby on 19 June 2012 about overcosting of rail projects in NSW. The interview covers… Read More »The Sydney rail costs rip-off

Let’s get the fast train to Newcastle

by C S
2012-06-122015-12-01

The ability to travel seamlessly from Sydney’s CBD right into Newcastle’s historic business, retail, and entertainment precinct is a priceless advantage that should be the… Read More »Let’s get the fast train to Newcastle

The great rail infrastructure rip-off

by C S
2012-06-122015-12-01

EcoTransit Sydney’s Gavin Gatenby shows that new rail infrastructure costs in New South Wales have spiralled out of control over the last decade … to… Read More »The great rail infrastructure rip-off

What’s stopping the light rail? An old piece of paper

by C S
2011-09-172015-12-01

“The current contract is convoluted and opaque” … Gavin Gatenby, EcoTransit. Photo: Quentin Jones

SMH: What’s stopping the light rail? An old piece of paper Jacob Saulwick September 17, 2011

Commuters are feeling the impact of another poorly designed public private partnership, as a stand-off between the NSW government and the operator of the light-rail line delays construction of the 5.7-kilometre extension through the inner west.Read More »What’s stopping the light rail? An old piece of paper

Tickets sales rocket on airport line as prices plunge

by C S
2011-06-092015-12-01

SMH: Tickets sales rocket on airport line as prices plunge Jacob Saulwick (June 9, 2011)

It was once unloved and unused. But patronage on Sydney’s Airport Line, which has the only privately owned stations on the CityRail network, has exploded since the former Labor government started subsidising fares on two stations.Read More »Tickets sales rocket on airport line as prices plunge