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Solving Sydney's Transporation Crisis

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

22 January 2006 - 9:00am

Light rail may be the answer to the transportation crisis in Sydney, Australia, argues chief executive of City of Sydney council, Peter Seamer.

"Sydney's mix of public and private transport systems - heavy rail, buses and a growing clutter of cars and trucks - is approaching crisis point.

The experience already this century shows the city is not coping with the exponential growth in traffic congestion...

Light rail 21st-century style is part of how Sydney should tackle a problem that threatens to undermine the viability, vibrancy and versatility of its CBD."

Full Story: All aboard the light rail to the future
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, January 19, 2006
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