Tag Archives: light rail

The Strategic Week (no. 4, Friday 15 January 2016) – the week in governance, planning, infrastructure and transport

Posted on 15 January, 2016 by Alex

Welcome to the first edition of The Strategic Week for 2016 – and apologies for the delay in this edition which was meant to appear last week. This edition also covers the period since the appearance of TSW 3 on … Continue reading →

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The Strategic Week (no. 3, Friday 18 December 2015) – the week in governance, planning, infrastructure and transport

Posted on 18 December, 2015 by Alex

Introduction Because of today’s announcement of the NSW local government mergers this edition of “The Strategic Week” is being released a day later than usual and the lead item on the mergers is also longer than normal. There is also … Continue reading →

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The Strategic Week (no. 2, Thursday 10 December 2015) – the week in governance, planning, infrastructure and transport

Posted on 11 December, 2015 by Alex

Before we begin, a thank-you to all the people who read, liked, shared and commented on the inaugural edition of The Strategic Week – and especially to those who gave me detailed and instructive feedback. Your responses are all greatly … Continue reading →

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The Strategic Week (no. 1, Thursday 3 December 2015) – the week in governance, planning, infrastructure and transport

Posted on 4 December, 2015 by Alex

Welcome to the first edition of “the Strategic Week” Welcome to the first edition of a new service on the StrategicMatters blog – the Strategic Week, a short summary of the some of the week’s key developments in governance, planning, infrastructure and … Continue reading →

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Five reasons we should stop complaining about light rail in George Street

Posted on 7 October, 2015 by Alex

I’ve been fascinated by the reaction to this week’s commencement of construction of Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR ) in George Street and the consequent changes to bus services in the city. While most people seem to … Continue reading →

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Getting around Sydney: why orbital public transport matters – part 2

Posted on 29 September, 2015 by Alex

As I indicated in my last article, dedicated orbital public transport corridors are critical to link residential areas and employment centres outside Sydney’s CBD. Some of these corridors are in place and others will be developed over the next ten … Continue reading →

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Getting around Sydney: why orbital public transport matters – part 1

Posted on 28 September, 2015 by Alex

As I noted in my previous post, the recent announcement by the State Government of proposals to develop up to 35,000 new homes south of Campbelltown at Menangle Park, Mount Gilead and Wilton Junction was very short on detail, particularly … Continue reading →

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Sydney’s new light rail: not the world’s most expensive after all

Posted on 29 June, 2015 by Alex

With a total construction cost of $2.1 billion, Sydney’s planned CBD and Eastern Suburbs Light Rail (CESLR), it is not surprising that the project has been dubbed as the world’s most expensive light rail line. As my series of articles on … Continue reading →

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A tale of three light rail lines (and two to come) – clarification on CESLR travel times

Posted on 23 June, 2015 by Alex

A response to the final article in my three part series on Australia’s new light rail systems raised some issues regarding the travel times for Sydney’s planned CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) project. I had stated in the … Continue reading →

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A tale of three light rail lines (and two to come) – part 3: performance, expansion and concluding comments

Posted on 16 June, 2015 by Alex

What are the key performance characteristics of Australia’s current and planned light rail systems and what are the prospects for their future expansion, as well as for the development of new lines and systems? This is the focus of this … Continue reading →

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