roads policy
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Saer Roads or NSW
March 2011
Pacifc Highway Upgrade
Ballina Bypass
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Safer Roads for NSW
Our roads connect communities, suburbs and cities. They are used by people to get towork, to their local shops, to see their families and to get to their favourite regional holidaydestination.
Families in NSW want more roads, better roads and safer roads and roads that connectand integrate with the public transport system. Thats what NSW Labor is delivering.
In February 2010, I launched the Labor Governments $50.2 billion, ten year, MetropolitanTransport Plan, and included within that is our commitment to $21.9 billion worth of roads.
The road commitments in the Metropolitan Transport Plan represent the biggest roadbuilding and road safety program in the history of this State.
Through the Metropolitan Transport Plan, we have embarked on a new approach toshaping the way that Sydney and NSW grow linking all of our future plans for major
investment in roads, public transport, housing and employment areas.
NSW Labors plans for roads and transport in NSW focus on encouraging people to usepublic transport and other alternatives to cars. Our approach is designed to ensure thatroad and public transport infrastructure is delivered hand in hand. And it lays thefoundation for all levels of Government to work together to keep NSW moving and growingsustainably.
Of course, traffic is a common feature of all great cities. Our plan for roads aims tomanage traffic by continuing to provide better alternatives particularly during peak travel
periods to using our roads and motorways. In particular, our investment in roads focuseson helping people to get to and from major job centres outside of the Sydney CBD.
Under the Metropolitan Transport Plan we are delivering more than 1,000 extra buses forSydney, Wollongong and Newcastle.
Our roads investment will continue to focus on giving those buses a better run, particularlybetween employment hubs and through metropolitan areas.
NSW Labor will continue our work and our record investmentto deliver new roads, better roads and safer roads for all road
users Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle as well as rural,regional and coastal NSW.
Thats why we invested a record $3.5 billion dollars on regionalroads in the last budget alone.
This also why 74 per cent of our entire roads budget for thestate is spent outside ofSydney.
Because country families deserve a safe travel, and market
access for our regional producers is essential to the strength ofour economy.
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What this policy means for NSW
The Keneally Labor Government has already laid out our fully funded MetropolitanTransport Plan and started delivery of the $21.9 billion worth of roads included within theplan.
In Sydney, our record roads commitment is underpinned by the principle of supporting jobsand employment growth outside the Sydney CBD and helping Sydney to grow sustainablyby providing the infrastructure that is needed, when and where its needed.
In regional areas, our roads investment will improve safety and deliver faster travel times.
We are giving particular emphasis to improving the Pacific Highway working with theCommonwealth to complete our upgrade of the entire 677 kilometre route betweenHexham and the Queensland Border to a dual divided carriageway by 2016.
NSW Labor will continue our work and our record investment to deliver new roads, better
roads and safer roads for all road users Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle as well asrural, regional and coastal NSW.
Thats why we invested a record $3.5 billion dollars on regional roads in the last budgetalone.
This also why 74 per cent of our entire roads budget for the state is spent outside ofSydney.
This includes $1.5 billion for critical highways including the Pacific Highway ($827 million),
Princes Highway ($62 million), Hume Highway ($345 million) and the Great WesternHighway ($174 million).
Because country families deserve a safe travel, and market access for our regionalproducers is essential to the strength of our economy.
Throughout NSW, we are working to reduce congestion, make roads safer for youngdrivers. We will make the learner driver licensing system fairer, and provide assistance forlearner drivers from disadvantaged backgrounds to meet their learner drivingrequirements.
We will also improve connections that encourage public transport for people to leavetheir car at home and hop on a bus, ride their bike or use light rail.
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ACTION:
Building better roads for Sydney now and in the future Complete upgrades of the Camden Valley Way and Hoxton Park and Erskine Park Link
Roads Continue to work towards partnering with the Commonwealth or private sector to plan
future delivery of the M5 East duplication, the F3 to M2 and the M4 East extension Publish travel times about the top 100 roads four times a year
Work with the Commonwealth to upgrade the Pacific Highway Work with the Commonwealth to finish upgrading the entire Pacific Highway to dual
carriageway between Hexham and the Queensland border by 2016 Continue to work on the 69 kilometres of upgrades being constructed right now, and the
131 kilometres that are being prepared for construction
Investing in Roads and Transport in Rural, Regional and Coastal NSW Build on record $3.5 billion road budgets in regional NSW or 74 per cent of the entire
roads budget has been allocated to improving regional, rural and coastal roads. Upgrade the Pacific Highway, Princes Highway, Central Coast, Oxley Highway, Hume
Highway and the Great Western Highway Deliver the jointly funded Hunter Expressway by the end of 2013 Build the Newcastle Inner City Bypass between Shortland and Sandgate by 2013
Making roads safer, including for young people and pedestrians Investigate partnerships with local government for wider roll out of Kiss and Drop
facilities Make accessing a license easier for young people without compromising safety
Smarter, technology driven road management in Sydney Expand the world-renowned Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS)
trialling new software to achieve faster travel times Continue roll out of the Public Transport Information and Priority System to provide
green light priority corridors for public transport Continue roll out of the $100 million pinch point program removing bottle-necks across
the road network Continue to develop SCATS and supporting infrastructure to actively manage traffic at
known congestion hot spots Partner with open-source software developers to provide low cost information delivery
systems, delivering real time information to road users and commuters
A fairer system for learner drivers Reduce log book hours for learner drivers from 120 hours to 100 hours, and provide a
further 20 hour discount for learners who undertake professional driving lessons Provide $3.6 million, over three years, to provide 10 free one-hour professional driving
lessons for up to 6,000 disadvantaged learner drivers Support organisations that make cars or supervisors available to disadvantaged learner
drivers
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Making licences fairer Introduce restricted hardship licences for suspended drivers, permitting them to drive
for short periods to work or medical appointments Investigate introduction of education programs for offending drivers as an alternative to
licensing sanctions (such as demerit points or fines)
Investing more in bicycle infrastructure Roll out the 10 year, $158 million NSW Bike Plan Improve bike infrastructure in the Sydney metropolitan region, between Western Sydney
Centres and in regional areas
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NSW Labor delivering better roads
Roads are one important part of the NSW Governments plans to link our urbancommunities and connect our regional towns and centres. NSW Labors record investmentin roads, together with public transport, is designed to keep NSW moving.
It is NSW Labors position that roads and public transport investment and future planningfor employment and housing growth should all be intricately linked. New and upgradedroads need to be delivered in time for employment and housing developments. Roadsshould be constructed to complement rather than compete with public transport routes.
Thats why roads and public transport are considered in the same plan the SydneyMetropolitan Transport Plan. Thats why the places where people will live and work inSydney are considered together in a separate plan the Metropolitan Plan for Sydney.Together these two plans are two halves of Labors strategy for Sydneys sustainablegrowth.
Our Challenges
The NSW Government is working with the Commonwealth Government and local councilsto address the different challenges facing NSW road users.
For Sydney, population growth is the major challenge facing our road network and our citymore broadly. Sydney in 2036 will have 2.35 million homes and a population of 6 million:thats 1.7 million extra people and 740,000 more homes than in 2006. Sydney has beengrowing since 1788, and the number of motor vehicles has been increasing since theywere first introduced in the early 1900s.
The number of cars on NSW roads has increased by 1 million since 1996. It is alreadyestimated road congestion costs about $3.5 billion per year. If urban sprawl andassociated growth in car use was allowed, it is estimated it would result in an additional$1.8 billion in lost economic growth per year. Thats why the Metropolitan Transport Planand Metropolitan Plan for Sydneyare so important they are funded plans to encouragepublic transport use, create jobs closer to home and deliver the infrastructure we need.
For rural and regional NSW, the road challenges focus on delivering well maintainedcountry roads, building faster, safer highways and providing the road infrastructure peopleneed. We need, and we are delivering, billions of dollars to upgrade country roads with
construction underway right now on four lane highways that reach to Queensland in thenorth, Victoria in the south, and the Blue Mountains.
Of course, there is one challenge above all others when it comes to managing the Statesroads. The road death toll is at near record low levels, but is still too high.
A re-elected Keneally Government will continue our efforts to keep driving the death tolldown: through road infrastructure improvements, driver education, targeted police roadsafety operations and better driving programs for young drivers.
The people of NSW want more roads and safer roads. A re-elected Keneally Governmentwould continue to deliver the infrastructure, the education and the plans to achieve that.
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Our Record
LABOR OPPOSITION
Introduced additional penalties targeting
motorists who break road rules during schoolzone operating hours
The Coalition will remove fines for motorists who
are caught speeding when they are unawarethey were in a school zone
Introduced 10,000 school zones across the Stateto make our schools safer
The Coalition has claimed the policy of providingschool zones to be reviewed.
Delivering a $40.9 million jointly funded packageof safety works on Picton Road
The Coalition has committed $10 million toPicton Road, given matching federal funding.This is one quarter of the Labor Governmentsinvestment, being delivered right now.
In the last four years, the NSW Government hasallocated more than $620 million on road safety,including $234 million for roads safety in 2010/11
The Coalition would commit just $200 million forroad safety and blackspots
The NSW Government is investing a record $4.7billion to build and maintain critical roadinfrastructure across NSW
The Coalition has suggested they will introducecongestion charging to pay for roads, including auniform congestion toll based on time of day andper kilometre basis across all entry and egressto Sydney City.
Reduce learner driver logbook hours to 100, or80 for people who undergo professional drivinglessons. Labor will provide up to 60,000 freeprofessional driving hours to disadvantagedlearner drivers, helping them to reduce theirlogbook hours
The Coalition has proposed Safer DriversCourse but hopes insurance companies willpay for them. None have offered to.
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Building better roads for Sydney now and in future
Sydney in 2036 will have 2.35 million homes and a population of six million: thats 1.7million extra people and 740,000 more homes than in 2006.
Under the Metropolitan Plan for Sydney, around 30 per cent of these new homes will be
built in new suburbs.
The North West and South West Growth Centres are a significant part of the plan forSydneys sustainable expansion. Over the next 25 to 30 years, the growth centres willprovide 181,000 new homes for 500,000 new residents. The Western Sydney EmploymentArea, also in the Metropolitan Planand located between the growth centres, will support40,000 new jobs for the people of Western Sydney new jobs, closer to where people live.
NSW Labor is working now to make sure that the road infrastructure is in place to supportthese new housing and employment centres. Since 2000, the Labor Government hasinvested more than $4.4 billion in Western Sydney roads. Thats in addition to private
sector investment in Western Sydney road projects such as the $1.5 billion M7 Motorwayand it is in addition to the $570 million we are investing in Western Sydney roads this year.
A re-elected Keneally Labor Government would continue to deliver the roads that supportgrowth in metropolitan areas and urban fringes.
NSW Labor will:
Complete the $104 million four lane upgrade of Camden Valley Way between BerneraRd to Cowpasture Rd and Cobbitty Rd to Narellan Rd by 2012, supporting homes in
Prestons, Edmondson Park and the South West Growth Centre Complete a $71 million upgrade of Hoxton Park Road this year from Banks Roads to
Cowpasture Road a new four lane road supporting Austral and Hoxton Park Start work on the Erskine Park Link Road this year, with $22 million committed to
build the road that will support the Western Sydney Employment Area. The ErskinePark link road will be open to traffic in 2013.
Motorists want and deserve more information about their travel times now, so that they canplan their journeys.
A re-elected Keneally Government will:
Publish travel times on the States top 100 roads in the RTA Annual Report; Publish this information on the RTA website on a quarterly basis; and Use this information to identify and address congestion pinch points.
Sydney as a whole is growing, which means we need to continue to plan for future majorroad links.
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A re-elected Keneally Labor Government will continue to work with the Commonwealth toplan funding and delivery of future roads, including:
The M4 East between Strathfield and the City West Link with a link to Port Botany; The M5 East duplication between the airport and King Georges Road; and The F3 to M2 Link.
These projects are already identified in the Metropolitan Transport Plan as roads thatcould be brought forward if private sector or federal funding was to become available.
It is estimated that their combined cost would be in the order of $17 billion (in 2008dollars.)
ACTION:
Complete upgrades of the Camden Valley Way and Hoxton Park
and Erskine Park Link Roads Continue to work towards partnering with the Commonwealth or
private sector to plan future delivery of the M5 East duplication,the F3 to M2 and the M4 East extension
Publish travel times on the top 100 roads four times a year
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Work with the Commonwealth to build better regional roads
The Keneally Labor Government has consistently delivered record roads budgets with$4.7 billion allocated this year alone. $3.5 billion, or 74 per cent of this years budget, hasbeen dedicated to improving regional and rural roads.
Together with the Commonwealth, the Keneally Labor Government is delivering thebiggest regional road investment program in NSW history.
The NSW Government will continue to build and maintain the roads that are vital tosupport economic growth in our regions supporting more than 4300 direct jobs now,while building a regional road network for the future.
A re-elected Keneally Labor Government will:
Deliver the $345 million final sections of duplication of the two-lane Hume Highwaybetween Sydney and Melbourne by 2013, including the Holbrook Bypass (by mid-2011)Tarcutta Bypass (by late 2011) Woomargama Bypass (by late 2011).
Deliver the jointly funded $1.7 billion Hunter Expressway by the end of 2013,providing 40km of freeway-standard road between the F3 Freeway at Seahampton andthe New England Highway at Branxton.
Deliver $174 million worth of upgrade works on the Great Western Highway,including:
o Four lane upgrades to be delivered between Woodford and Hazelbrook; andLawson and Wentworth in 2012, and Bullaburra to Wentworth Falls by 2014
o Start construction of the jointly funded upgrade between Mount Victoria andLithgow, including safety upgrades and a bypass of Little Hartley.
Construct the 1.8 kilometre Newcastle Inner City Bypass between Shortland andSandgate by 2013, delivering a four-lane divided carriageway.
Continue delivering enhancements on the Princes Highway, including upgrades atGerringong, South Nowra and Victoria Creek and the jointly funded Bega Bypass. TheSouth Nowra, Victoria Creek and Bega Bypass projects will all be open to traffic by late2013, whilst the Gerringong upgrade will be completed by 2015.
Complete the four lane upgrade of the Oxley Highway between Port Macquarie and thePacific Highway in late 2011
Complete the Central Coast Highway upgrade between Matcham Road and OceanView Drive, Wamberal by 2012, including new traffic lights, a new roundabout andpedestrian crossing, and construction of 2.2 kilometres of new road.
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ACTION:
Upgrade the Hume Highway to four lanes between Sydney andMelbourne by 2013
Deliver the jointly funded Hunter Expressway by the end of 2013
Build the Newcastle Inner City Bypass between Shortland andSandgate by 2013
Upgrade the Princes, Central Coast, Oxley and Great WesternHighways
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Work with the Commonwealth to upgrade the Pacific Highway
The Pacific Highway upgrade to dual carriageway is one of the largest infrastructureprojects ever undertaken in Australias history. Right now there is more work underway onthe Pacific Highway in NSW than on any other road in the country.
And this work will continue with the Federal and State Labor Governments allocating$3.6 billion over the five years to mid 2014 to deliver further progress in upgrading thisimportant highway.
The recent opening of a 3.5 km section of the highway just north of Kew marked asignificant milestone with 332 km of the Pacific Highway between Hexham and theQueensland border now dual carriageway, double lane divided road. This represents 50per cent of the final highway length (of 664 km).
Our work on the Highway is already delivering significant road safety improvements. Since1996, there has been a reduction in fatalities on the road by around 20 people a year.
There is more work to do, and a re-elected Keneally Government would continue workingwith the Federal Government to upgrade the entire Pacific Highway to dual carriageway by2016.
That includes 69 kilometres of construction that are underway right now, specifically:
The Bulahdelah bypass; A bypass of Kempsey and Frederickton; The Sapphire to Woolgoolga upgrade;
The Glenugie upgrade between Coffs Harbour and Grafton; A bypass of Ballina; and The Banora Point upgrade.
ACTION:
Work with the Commonwealth to upgrade the entire PacificHighway dual carriageway between Hexham and theQueensland border by 2016
Continue to work on the 69 kilometres of upgrades beingconstructed right now, and the 131 kilometres that are currentlybeing prepared for construction
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Investing in Roads and Transport in Rural, Regional andCoastal NSW
The Keneally Labor Government has demonstrated a clear commitment to delivering roadand transport options for rural and regional communities.
NSW Labor has consistently delivered record budgets for rural, regional and coastal roads.
This year alone, $3.5 billion, or 74 per cent of the entire roads budget has been allocatedto improving regional, rural and coastal roads.
This includes $1.5 billion for critical highways including:
the Pacific Highway $827 million; Princes Highway $62 million, Hume Highway $345 million; and
the Great Western Highway $174 million..
This is in addition to a number of projects NSW Labor will deliver with the FederalGovernment, including:
$340 million to continue construction of the Hunter Expressway between the F3 atSeahampton and the New England Highway at Branxton;
$155 million to start major construction of the divided highway between Coffs Harbour(Sapphire) and Woolgoolga;
$146 million to continue construction of the divided highway bypass of Tarcutta; $135 million to continue construction of the divided highway bypass of Kempsey; $133 million to continue construction of the divided highway bypass of Woomargama; $115 million to continue construction of the divided highway bypass of Ballina; and $110 million to continue construction of the divided highway upgrade at Banora Point,
near Tweed Heads.
A re-elected Keneally Labor Government will continue this record commitment to regionalroads in NSW.
ACTION: Build on record $3.5 billion road budgets in regional NSW , or
74 per cent of the entire roads budget has been allocated toimproving regional, rural and coastal roads
Deliver $1.5 billion critical highways program including PacificHighway, Princes Highway, Hume Highway and the GreatWestern Highway
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Making roads safer, including for young people andpedestrians
The Keneally Labor Government has already committed a record $234 million to improvingroad safety this year alone including road safety upgrades, highway safety reviews, roadsafety campaigns and safety infrastructure such as wire rope barriers. If re-elected, theKeneally Government would continue record investment in road safety, delivering anadditional $854 million in road safety programs in the four years to 2014/15.
Young people are amongst the most vulnerable roads users. School children have lessperipheral vision than adults and are not always aware of all the dangers on the road.Young drivers have been historically overrepresented in fatal crashes.
The Labor Government continues to work to make our roads safer for young people,focussing particularly on safety in school zones and ensuring young people get thenecessary practice and experience to become competent drivers.
NSW Labor has already:
Delivered more than 10,000 school zones; Introduced dragons teeth markings around every school zone; Rolled out flashing lights to around 500 school zones; and Reformed the L and P plate system, resulting in a 24 per cent reduction in road
fatalities involving young people.
Labor has now rolled out flashing lights to 500 locations, and they will be protecting 800schools by June 2011.
Labor is also working to improve pedestrians road safety through infrastructure,technology and education programs.
Our pedestrian bridge program delivers safe and accessible options to pedestrians attargeted locations.
More than 12 new pedestrian bridges have been delivered over the past eight years.
ACTION:
Deliver flashing lights to a total of 800 schools by June 2011 Investigate partnerships with councils for wider roll out of Kiss
and Drop facilities
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A fairer system for learner drivers
A re-elected Keneally Labor Government will introduce a three-year, $15.6 millionoverhaul of the learner driver log book system to make it fairer, easier and safer.
We will ease log book requirements on families, encourage access to professional driving
courses, and provide free assistance to disadvantaged young people.The benefits will kick in for new and existing drivers on their L Plates from 1 July 2011.
The package is designed to benefit the 100,000 people who successfully apply for their LPlates per year, and includes:
An across the board reduction in minimum log book hours for learner drivers from 120hours to 100 hours;
A further 20 hour discount for learners who get 10 hours of professional instruction meaning they only have to do 80 log book hours;
A $3.6 million, three year fund package to provide 10 free one hour professional drivinglessons for up to 6,000 disadvantaged learner drivers; and
A $1.2 million injection to organisations that make cars or supervisors available todisadvantaged learner drivers tripling the current funding of $400,000 per year.
This package will keep road fatalities down at the same time as easing the burden that logbook hours can have on young people and families.
The Keneally Government recognises that access to proper driving lessons, and a car toconduct them in, should not be restricted to those who can afford it.
A license makes it easier to get a job, and the assistance measures built into this packagewill open up opportunities for 6,000 disadvantaged young people per year.
ACTION:
Reduce log book hours for learner drivers from 120 hours to 100hours, and provide a further 20 hour discount for learners whoundertake professional driving lessons
Provide $3.6 million, over three years, to provide 10 free onehour professional driving lessons for up to 6,000 disadvantaged
learner drivers Support organisations that make cars or supervisors available to
disadvantaged learner drivers
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Making the licensing system fairer
The Keneally Labor Government has already introduced major changes to the NSWDemerit Points Scheme to make the system fairer.
Recent changes mean the number of demerit points which can be accumulated over threeyears has increased from 12 to 13 points and from 12 to 14 points for professional drivers.The number of demerit points applying to 22 offences were also reduced or removed.
Many members of the community rely on the ability to drive for employment and educationpurposes, to access health and medical services and to get their children to and fromschool and other activities.
The Keneally Government recognises this, and has already been working with theNRMA, NSW Police, Legal Aid across Government to develop a system to make thelicensing system fairer. A re-elected Keneally Labor Government would:
Introduce legislation to create limited new hardship provisionsfor those who maybe facing the loss of their license that would cause them to suffer genuine hardship.The new licenses would allow suspended drivers to drive to work and medicalappointments, subject to their meeting tough criteria.
Investigate the introduction or education programsfor offending drivers as a oneoff alternative to licensing sanctions such as demerit points or fines.
These programs would be about providing a fairer deal for motorists without compromisingsafety. They are designed to reduce the likelihood of re-offending by encouraging drivers
to develop safer driving behaviours.
ACTION:
Introduce restricted hardship licences for suspended drivers,permitting them to drive for short periods to work or medicalappointments
Investigate the introduction of education programs for offending
drivers as an alternative to licensing sanctions such as demeritpoints or fines
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Smarter, technology driven road management in Sydney
In addition to record investment in new road infrastructure and maintenance, the LaborGovernment has put new technologies in place improve traffic flow, keep buses on timeand improve response times for accidents. The Labor Government has already delivered:
A Traffic Management Centre to coordinate emergency and rapid responses to trafficincidents;
The world-renowned Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) tosequence traffic light signals for improved road capacity and traffic flow;
The Public Transport Information and Priority System (PTIPS), providing green lightcorridors for buses, to help keep them on time; and
The Pinch Point Program removing bottlenecks with new infrastructure to ease trafficat known congestion hot spots.
A re-elected Keneally Government would continue to investigate and roll out new
technology to maximise performance of the road network. We would continue to helpmotorists and bus users by:
Completing rollout of the $100 million pinch point program in 2012, improving trafficflows at key congestion points on 23 major Sydney road corridors including through:
o Lengthening turn bays;o Adding extra lanes on sections of roads;o Widening intersections;o Changing traffic light configurations; ando Replacing heavily-used roundabouts with traffic lights.
Expanding the world-renowned Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System(SCATS) upgrading existing software and trialling new programs that targets individualintersections and corridors to improve traffic flow.
Continuing roll out of the PTIPS, already in operation across the Sydney Buses, toprovide passengers with real time travel information.
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ACTION:
Expand the world-renowned Sydney Coordinated AdaptiveTraffic System(SCATS) trialling new software by mid 2011 to
achieve faster travel times Continue roll out of the Public Transport Information and PrioritySystem to deliver bus passengers with access to real timeinformation
Continue roll out of the $100 million pinch point program usingSCATS and new infrastructure to ease traffic at knowncongestion hot spots
Partner with open-source software developers to provide lowcost information delivery systems, delivering real timeinformation to road users and commuters
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Investing more in bicycle infrastructure
Cycling is a clean, green form of transport its good for the environment and encouragesa healthy and active lifestyle. Labor is working to get more people on their bikes and istargeting five per cent of all short trips in Sydney to be undertaken by bike by 2016.
In 2010, the Keneally Labor Government committed $158 million to the NSW Bike Plan,which sets out how we will encourage more people to cycle.
Under our plan, we will deliver new off road cycle paths in the Sydney metropolitan region,our River Cities of Penrith, Parramatta and Liverpool and across our regional centres.
Built into our plan is a $5 million a year partnership with councils to deliver cycle waysacross regional NSW improving local cycleway networks in areas such as Newcastle, theCentral Coast and the Illawarra.
ACTION:
Roll out the 10 year $158 million NSW Bike Plan Improve bike infrastructure in the Sydney metropolitan region,
between Western Sydney Centres and in regional areas
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