LIVING WITH PARKINSON’s DISEASE Carols with Christine Anu FEATURE — page 10 THE REVIEW — pages 11-14 NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO DECEMBER ’14 CIRCULATION 22,000 ALEXANDRIA BEACONSFIELD CHIPPENDALE DARLINGTON ERSKINEVILLE EVELEIGH GLEBE KINGS CROSS NEWTOWN PADDINGTON REDFERN SURRY HILLS WATERLOO WOOLLOOMOOLOO ZETLAND Protesting the planned WestConnex motorway Photo: Ben Aveling MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS Ben Aveling briefing to City of Sydney Councillors public transport. Local Labor MPs and grounds that “most of the growth available to explain why they have on November 24, WDA Chief Executive Councillors are opposed to the plan “in in demand for personal and freight been rejected. PRIME MINSTER Tony Abbott and Officer Dennis Cliche confirmed plans its current form” but the Labor Party transport will be carried on the road An extension of the tunnel from the Premier Bruce Baird have announced to reclaim a 12-metre wide section is yet to state an official position on network”. However, Bureau of Transport St Peters interchange to the M4 is also that the M5 will be extended as part of of Sydney Park running the length the tunnel. Statistics show that in the decade to proposed, to be completed in 2023, the WestConnex. They are proposing of Euston Road as part of road-widening Following the briefing for the City of 2012, when Sydney’s population grew some four years after the opening of a six-lane tunnel from Beverly Hills to associated with WestConnex. Sydney, Labor Councillor Linda Scott by 12 per cent, car trips grew by only the interchange. Sydney Park, where a new interchange Given that local roads are already called on the NSW state and federal 6 per cent, while trips by bus and train The published business case does not will be built, to be called the St Peters overcrowded, residents and resident Liberal governments to come clean with increased by 16 per cent and 23 per cent contain usage estimates. Estimates of Interchange, on what is now called groups have reacted furiously. Facebook their plans. “Green space in the inner respectively. the cost of the project start from $12 Alexandria Landfill (but is perhaps groups such as WestConnex Action city is precious and must be expanded, It is not clear if any other alternatives billion. The M4 Widening Environment better known as St Peters Tip). Group and No WestConnex have over not destroyed and turned into privatised have been considered, such as Review forecasts an average toll of $4.50, 2,300 members. More than 1,100 people toll roads. With increasing numbers of providing increased parking and which means that between 430,000 and The extension is being managed by have already indicated they will attend our communities living in apartments “kiss-and-rides” at suburban stations, 550,000 trips per day would be required the WestConnex Delivery Authority the “Party Against the WestConnex and Australian obesity rates on the rise, time-of-day congestion charging, just to pay the interest bill, assuming (WDA). A WDA spokesperson Motorway”, a Reclaim the Streets event inner-city green space should never be removing surcharges from the airport an interest rate of 6 per cent. S confirmed that they are still calculating to be held on December 13 at Simpson turned into roads.” rail-line, relocating government what impact the projected increase in Park, St Peters. 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