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  • Support a shared path in Erskineville

    In November 2022, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) promised the Erskineville community that a temporary cycleway on the Swanson St rail bridge would be made permanent, and become a widened shared path for both pedestrians and cyclists. However in May 2023 this year, the path was removed instead. The plans shared with the community in November…

  • Don’t penalise non-drivers

    In a number of situations in life it’s necessary to provide photo identification. The most common way for people to do this in NSW is with a Driver Licence. What do people who don’t drive do? I’m one of them. Allow me to explain. We have to provide a Photo Card which costs $57 for…

  • 30km/h Bingo

    A selection of some of the wonderful arguments put forward for why we can’t have 30km/h local streets. For entertainment purposes only.

  • Residents campaign for second entrance to stations to increase patronage

    After a several year-long campaign for mobility access to the platform, last year the Gladys Berejiklian government promised to build lifts by 2023. Rather than wait another three years for infrastructure that should have been built long ago, the resident action group Friends of Erskineville decided to set our sights higher and push for a second entrance at the…