In a recent council meeting, Lord Mayor Clover Moore argued strongly for removing the zebra crossings, stating that, “Slowing down the traffic … means that someone might be inconvenienced about getting [driving] to their house”.
It seems your time and convenience are important to her if you’re sitting in a car, but not if you’re walking.
Category Archive: Traffic Signals
Street Space Reallocation The opening of the final pieces of the WestConnex Motorway in Sydney presents opportunities for street space […]
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has recently installed these around the Sydney CBD – a sticker on top of a pedestrian “beg button” explaining the button must be pressed between 10pm and 6am.
We asked our Twitter readership what they would do to make transport in Sydney better. Below we synthesise […]
A member writes in explaining how to complain to Transport for New South Wales asking to have pedestrian […]
That which is counted, counts. The English mathematician and biostatistician Karl Pearson once said, “That which is measured […]
The Sydney Morning Herald presents an opinion that It’s futile and yet police persist in fining jaywalkers. This is […]
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I returned to Australia from a trip to America. Despite the heat, Australia has a lot going for […]
Every signal controlled intersection should have protected pedestrian crossings on every side of every street. Yet this is […]
The Alexandria-Moore Park Connector (A2MP) is proposed as a set of road widenings that will attract additional vehicles […]
Refugee children, trapped on a small island, trying to get to a better place, are challenged by a […]
When I moved to Sydney in 2012, I couldn’t believe how badly timed the pedestrian signals were. The […]
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