Tag Archives: Transport

Sydney’s light rail project part 3 – trying to do too much?

Posted on 22 March, 2015 by Alex

In my last couple of posts I talked about some of the changes to Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) project contained in the Modifications Report (MR) which was released late last year as well as the implications of one … Continue reading →

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CBD and South East Light Rail part 2: what is the cost of going wire-free?

Posted on 22 January, 2015 by Alex

After my recent post on the CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) the final $2.1 billion cost was revealed with the signing of the contract for the project in December last year. The half-billion dollar increase from the government’s … Continue reading →

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The Sydney rail network: seven signs of a potential privatisation?

Posted on 29 September, 2014 by Alex

In my last post I discussed the implications of the North West Rail Link (NWRL) for the 2015 and 2019 NSW state elections. This time I thought I’d survey the wider implications of some of the state government’s public transport … Continue reading →

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North West Rail Link – all change at the 2019 election?

Posted on 26 September, 2014 by Alex

With contracts let and tunnelling boring machines (TBMs) in the ground it is clear that the North West Rail Link (NWRL) is going to be built as a single-deck automated metro, to open between Chatswood and Cudgegong Road by early … Continue reading →

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The second Sydney airport – dead, or just resting? (part 4: final)

Posted on 5 February, 2014 by Alex

With media reports that a Federal Government announcement about a second airport for Sydney at Badgerys Creek is eminent, this is an appropriate time for me to complete my series of posts about the proposal. As with my previous posts … Continue reading →

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The second Sydney airport – dead, or just resting? (part 3)

Posted on 26 August, 2013 by Alex

As with my previous posts, a disclaimer – I was the CEO of WSROC, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, from 1996 to 2008 and therefore was involved in many of the debates about the proposed second Sydney airport. … Continue reading →

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The second Sydney airport – dead, or just resting? (part 2)

Posted on 27 December, 2012 by Alex

First, a disclaimer – I was the CEO of WSROC, the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, from 1996 to 2008 and therefore was involved in many of the debates about the proposed second Sydney airport. In my previous article … Continue reading →

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The second Sydney airport – dead, or just resting? (part 1)

Posted on 27 December, 2012 by Alex

Recent media reports point to a revival of plans to build a second Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek, almost a decade since the proposal was (supposedly) killed off by both sides of politics. The current state of play and how … Continue reading →

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Porto Metro – how to retrofit a light rail system

Posted on 21 November, 2012 by Alex

Using the Porto metro on a recent trip to Portugal was a revelation. The system serves Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto, which has an official population of only 250,000 but which serves a wider urban region of about 1.6 million. The … Continue reading →

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Trams in the CBD and heavy rail across the Bosphorus – examples for Sydney

Posted on 16 September, 2011 by Alex

Recently I looked at what Sydney could learn from Istanbul’s electronic ticketing system, which is part of a much wider story about how the public transport in Turkey’s largest city is being transformed through a massive investment in public transport … Continue reading →

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