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March 2, 2008
The traffic in the streets in Sydney may be in gridlock but it is possible to get around by rail fairly easily. I was able to go from Mascot to Central to Strathfield and back again with ease and in quick time. It was moving around Strathfield in a car that was the problem. It was a traffic jam. Urban congestion in Sydney is worse on the weekends than the weekday. Hence the Saturday morning mashup.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Mascot Station, 2008
Why more money is not spent on improving the rail infrastructure so that people can move around quickly and easily around Sydney is beyond me. From what I can make out, the Lemma Government is wanting lots of money from Infrastructure Australia for motorways: the M4 and the F3-M7 connection are mentioned, along with the Moorebank freight terminals and southern Sydney freight lines.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Mascot Station Sydney, 2008
It is now very expensive to avoid the gridlock and travel around Sydney by car on all the tollways. The gridlock is on the suburban roads that are near to, or access, the various motorways. The people who catch the trains to work take their cars out on the weekend and so clog the roads. Leisure time is fighting gridlock.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Central Station, 2008
The car is not the solution if you want to improve the liveability of the metropolis. It is better rail transport.
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Interesting the way people don't talk at railways stations.That is where they come together, yet they avoid talking to one another.