Bus Stop Issues, Whalan Mount Druitt - Response From Blacktown City Council

Click Here for Safety Issues on a Bus Stop in Whalan, Mount Druitt

If you have any similar issues that you would like to raise , send to us and we will add it to our blogspot,  so that the public transport decision makers (stake holders) will do their job to assist the community and improve it!

Do You Agree With Your Bus Services Region 'ON TIME' Running?

This is the link to On time Running of Buses in Sydney Bus

 Regions. It seems like September. October and November 

has been omitted:

Click here for Sydney Buses On Time Running Reports

Are you in agreeance with the Ontime running of buses in 

your Bus Region Area? This is Important as the NSW

Minister of Transport has placed a lot of support and effort to

providing more efficient timetables that are effective and 

pleasing to the commuter.

We would like to hear from you - regarding your Bus 

Regions time tabled 'On Time running of bus services in 

Sydney?

Click here for Sydney Bus Regions Map

Extra 1200 Bus Services Out West From NSW Government

New bus and ferry timetables to deliver 1700 extra weekly services

24 September 2013

Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian has announced the new bus and ferry timetables will deliver more than 1700 extra weekly services for public transport customers.
The timetables begin on 20 October, the same day as new train timetables which will deliver more than 1000 extra rail services each week.
"The 20 October customer timetable will be the first integrated timetable delivered by the new integrated transport authority, Transport for NSW," Ms Berejiklian said.
"In the past timetables for different modes were drawn up independently, meaning little consideration was given to all important connections between modes and how different modes could work together to carry out the transport task.
"'This timetable aims to ensure bus, train and ferry services align, with new services introduced to ensure public transport services are available when and where people need them and I encourage everyone to see how the changes will affect them."
The timetables include:

• More than 1700 extra bus services a week in total including 800 in the peaks;
• More than 1200 extra weekly bus services for Western Sydney, 40 for Campbelltown, 429 for the Inner West, 119 for the North Shore and Northern Suburbs, 30 for Newcastle and 30 for the Illawarra;
• Six new bus routes benefiting Blacktown, Penrith, Fairfield, Burwood and Dulwich Hill;
• 55 extra weekly ferry services including ferry routes with new consistent stopping patterns and longer hours of operation to better match demand;
• More frequent ferry services to cater for demand at Abbotsford, Cabarita, Balmain, Darling Harbour, Cremorne Point, Mosman Bay, Double Bay and Rose Bay and faster trips for many on the Parramatta River;
• Extra ferry services stopping along the Parramatta River, with even more services provided on Sunday when demand is at its highest.

Information about the new timetables is available at 131500 Transport Infoline - new timetables.

Western Sydney Bus Interchanges Could Look Like Bus Interchanges From The East!

Imagine that one bus interchanges will not be able to be see visually  from a train station and once entering a bus interchange, there will be complete coverage.

That is, buildings will have  been built right on top of bus interchanges ( like Seven Hills has a Commuter Car Park).

Here are some external pictures of s bus interchange in Bondi Junction, where as a teenager the bus interchange was similar to the open-aired bus interchanges we have in Western Sydney.

This is how a lot of bus interchanges could look, even  having residents living on top of high rise building, catering for the growth in population out Western Sydney:

Shared Taxis Can Fill Some Gaps in Sydney Bus Service Tendering Contracts - Paul Falzon Face Book Group

Here is  Paul Falzon's  face book post located inWestern Sydney Public Transport Users Public Forum - which you may wish to join!

Paul Falzon

Having some great discussions about the public transport systems of Sydney. We are discussing using shared taxi's to fill some of the gaps in the transport system, where buses are not viable.

There is no community consultation on the new bus contracts - http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/sydney-bus-services-tenders

Sydney bus services tenders | Transport for NSW

www.transport.nsw.gov.au

Bus companies will soon have the opportunity to bid for approximately A$1.5 billion worth of contracts to deliver 

Check Out Buses Needed In Shalvey Stories

This is articles by  St Marys-Mount Druitt Star and the Sun Herald - please enjoy it!

This could be happening in your area of Western Sydney - contact us and let us know?


Sydney Morning Herald/ Sun Herald Article

Click here for St Marys- Mount Druitt Star Story

Feedback From Busways - Re New Contracts Bus Region 1

We have feedback  from Busways about them taking over the entire region one - they discuss Mount Druitt - Penrith area. A lot of Mount Druitt commuter will be used to Busways and other from Mount Druitt to Penrith are to to Westbus Bus Services - it will be something to talk about as commuters find out:

Click here for the original response from Busways

Click Here for WSPTU's original blog on the new Bus Contracts