Light Rail in the Inner West
LIGHT RAIL IN THE INNER WEST
Leichhardt Council has supported the extension of the light rail system for many years. As far back as 2005, Leichhardt Council was leading the campaign for the extension of the existing light rail which currently ends at Lilyfield all the way to Dulwich Hill.
Following continued pressure from the inner west community, the State Government announced recently that they would conduct a serious investigation into the implementation of the Light Rail CBD loop and the extension of the Lilyfield line to Dulwich Hill. This is a great victory for the community who so desperately need better, more reliable and more frequent public transport options.
Also, at the Ordinary meeting on 26 May 2009, Leichhardt Council resolved to seek a meeting with the Minister for Transport, David Campbell to encourage the NSW Government to implement the project as soon as possible and to offer the strong support of Council in assisting with this process.
Community support for light rail is overwhelming with the obvious benefits including speed of sconstruction, relatively low cost and effective commuter and recreational transport. The extension of the Light rail to Dulwich Hill will also set up key transport interchanges with the heavy rail lines at Lewisham for the Inner West Line and Dulwich Hill for the Bankstown Line.
For more information on the proposal to extend the Light Rail system to Dulwich Hill, visit the Ecotransit website at http://www.ecotransit.org.au/ets/dulwich_hill_light_rail_greenway or by phoning 0450 191 741.
SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL INNER WEST EXTENSION
The Environmental Assessment for the Inner West Light Rail Extension is currently on exhibition for community comment until Monday 15 November 2010.
The Environmental Assessment report is available at:
- Department of Planning, Information Centre, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney
- Nature Conservation Council, Level 2, 5 Wilson Street, Newtown
- Leichhardt Council, 7-15 Wetherill Street, Leichhardt
- Ashfield Council, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield
- Marrickville Council, 2-14 Fisher Street, Petersham.
Or, on-line at:
http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=4097
Submissions should be sent to: