Bypassed by Buses
From eNews 486 – Friday, 5 March 2010
The Government has announced new bus services for Region 6, which covers the Inner West and Southern suburbs.
Most changes apply outside the Sydney electorate and City of Sydney area, with welcome new services between Hurstville and Burwood, Kingsgrove and Drummoyne, Hurstville and five Dock, and the CBD and Chiswick. A new Prepay L39 service and 439 service will run between the CBD and Mortlake.
The Government appears to have ignored requests for improved bus services to Pyrmont, Ultimo, Millers Point and Walsh Bay. There are new timetables for the 443 Pyrmont to Circular Quay via the casino and 448 QVB to Pyrmont service.
Several bus services will be cancelled, including 432 and 434 bus services, which will be replaced by additional 431, 433 and 441 services. It looks like the 352 and 355 bus services will not be made full time.
My submission to the Region 6 Bus Review last year argued for more integrated bus services designed to meet future needs, more sustainable buses appropriate to the inner city, bus bicycle racks to integrate with cycling, companion animals allowed on buses and real time information for passengers. Sydney bus services have not kept up with community needs. While MyZone is one step ahead to linking transport, truly integrated ticketing is still some time off.
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