'I want to do away with timetables': Minister's plan for buses, trains
Buses, trains and ferries will be better matched to commuter demand under state government plans to eventually ditch timetables.
Matt O'Sullivan is the Transport Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Buses, trains and ferries will be better matched to commuter demand under state government plans to eventually ditch timetables.
They've stood idle for almost eight years, collecting little more than dust and rust – and the occasional vehicle.
Expectations are growing that the Baird government will clear the way for private companies to run bus services in Sydney now held by the heavily unionised State Transit Authority.
Selling his vehicle and embracing car-sharing was a simple decision for Surry Hills resident Tim Chapman.
Construction of the much vaunted Skytrain section of Sydney's new $8.3 billion metro rail line to the north-west is at risk of a major delay.
Pressure is mounting on the Turnbull government to give more regional aircraft access to Sydney Airport.
Lucy Turnbull's resolve to boost economic development in Sydney's west is challenged by the state government's own figures showing the east will remain the epicentre of jobs growth.
St Peters residents forced out of their homes for WestConnex say they have no hope of buying back into neighbouring inner-city suburbs.
The government considered bolting on a carriageway beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge but decided tunnelling under the harbour was was the best option.
Flying as regularly as once a week, Moree GP Les Woollard understands more than most how important regular flights to regional towns are to the lifeblood of the bush.
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