Barangaroo - Ferry Hub

I have tried to understand the full scope of work and the aim and its benefits. The Idea of spending large amounts on this wharf project when a hundred metres away is a wharf approximately 5 years old with capacity for six ferries, the same as the proposed wharf. I note the option of repairs to ferries can be carried out in the documents why? as well as decanting of the toilets again why? when the ferry depot is only 300? metres away. If this wharf is built and King St is then used by Charter ferries then Aquarium wharf should be reopened to Commuter ferries as this would serve the Darling Harbour East side/Cockle Bay office buildings . Why is it that only 2 wharves and not 3 wharves are proposed at first, a quick look at the ferry services currently serving King St wharf are Parramatta river services Darling Harbour, Hunters Hill and Manly Fast ferries this would appear to need at least 6 wharves not the proposed 4. The problem will be experienced at all the other wharves because only one ferry can be accommodation at a time when we look to the future delays to ferries reaching Barangaroo will be catastrophic I see in the present timetable there are only 6 ferries an hour
but how many an hour are proposed when Barangaroo is completed. I wish thank all concerned for this opportunity to make this submission

To whom it may Concern,

I am a proud and happy resident of Darlinghurst, and as such I am often riding in or passing though the CBD on both personal errands, as well as for my daily commute to Balmain.
I was incredibly happy to learn of the inclusion of a new ferry terminal in the development of the Barangaroo area. It is such an underutilised area of our great city, and with the dramatic change it will see having more transport option will only be a blessing.

However I am concerned. I fail to see where you have included cycling links and bicycle parking as mandated in the Government's Long Term Transport Masterplan and Sydney City Centre Access Strategy.

Sydney is a growing city that is also undergoing great change. It is my hope that Sydney can be a liveable, sustainable, and enjoyable city. I truly believe that cycling will play no small role in this change. It is my belief that your proposal should be amended to include-

1. Strategies to encourage the up-take of cycling as a transport option (as it is a growing trend in Sydney);
2. A plan to build on safe cycling links to separate cyclist and pedestrians (where there is likely to be conflict);
3. assess cycling desire lines as have been done for pedestrians, especially as it may need to be separate or to reduce conflict with pedestrians;
4. identify bike links to the Ferry Hub, as no doubt bikes will come and having a safe path for them is vital
5. you should try yourself to identify the demand for cycling to measure current and future demands;
6. provide ample, secure bike parking;
7. Clearly, signalled cycling crossings will be required to further control and make safe the bike/ pedestrian activity;
8. ensure that all parts of the foreshore path are safe to ride, and that bike riders are not forced to be in conflict with large trucks or traffic that will also be in competition for the roads

I believe these changes will be made only more simple if you were to consider emptying the consultative work, or by working a number of bicycle riding advocacy groups, such as Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney, in the consultation process.
Thank you for this great new proposal and I look forward to seeing all these ideas implemented in an amended plan.

Timothy Ball

I have had the privellege of travelling around the world for work and for leisure since I was 22 years old. I have been to all continents and to the vast majority of major international cities on those continents.

As an Australian visiting those cities, it disappoints me that Sydney does not have the foresight to incorporate cycling - for both leisure and for daily commuting - into its psyche and its planning.

Truly global cities have embraced cycling, both leisure and for commuting, because of the environmental, financial and health benefits it brings to a city.

Sydney continually embarrasses itself by not putting this form of transport at the forefront of its thinking.

I have seen free bike sharing in Copenhagen, an entire road network for cyclists in Beijing, buses that have capacity for bikes to be stored on the front in Vancouver, and of course London's bike system.

I love visiting cities that have public transport systems that make moving around a city amazing - Hong Kong, Madrid, London, Seoul, I can go on.. Sydney has none of this.

I implore the NSW Government to include a ferry hub at Barangaroo, that is linked to and inter-connected with multiple alternative transport options that place health and environmental benefits at the fore... pedestrian paths, bicycle lanes and bus services that connect people across the city.

There should not be a reliance on cars as a form a of transportation in Barangaroo.

This is a unique opportunity for Sydney and NSW to showcase to the world, that it can be forward thinking, that it does value public tranport, and that it puts the health and environmental benefits of the community first.

Furthermore, I draw your attention to the importance of cycling, as part of this strategy and I call for the proposal to include the following:


1) explicitly spell out the strategies that it will adopt to encourage cycling as a transport and commuter option;

2) adopt the principle to provide safe, connected cycling links that eliminate conflict with pedestrians and motorised traffic;

3) assess cycling catchments and "desire lines" to the Ferry Hub, as has been done for pedestrians. The desire line between the Harbour Bridge cycleway and Barangaroo's northern entrance via Watson Rd, Argyle Pl and Dalgety Rd should be addressed explictly;

4) explicitly identify cycling links to the Ferry Hub (rather than leave them inferred);

5) quantify the demand for bicycle parking at the Ferry Hub;

6) provide ample, convenient, secure bike parking;

7) provide signalised cycling crossings at intersections into and out of Barangaroo;

8) ensure that all parts of the foreshore path are rideable without conflict;

9) ensure that construction trucking movements do not impact riders on the Hickson Rd cycleway;

10) include Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney in the detailed design consultation.

The benefits would include:

Creation of a direct, efficient, fast autonomous travel choice;

Increased ferry service patronage;

Trip origin-side decongestion benefits (reduce car "drop offs");

Reduction of private vehicle use and releasing seats on buses and trains ("mode-shifting");

Increasing origin-side ferry patronage catchments;

Health benefits (poor health is one of the State's greatest cost burdens).

I look forward to the NSW Govt doing the right thing by and for the people of Sydney and for its global visitors.

Dear Sir/Madam,
Barangaroo Ferry Hub - Submission:

I am a keen supporter of public transport and in particular the use of our waterways for public transport. Improved Public Transport is the way forward for Sydney.

Our waterways are an underutilised resource for the moving of people from A to B within our growing city and as a tourist attraction.

Ferries are arguably the most pleasant and healthy mode of transport we can offer the citizens of our city and visitors alike.

The provision of more public ferry transport will help alleviate our growing traffic problems and resulting pollution from road vehicle transportation.

Public ferry infrastructure is much cheaper to provide than expensive, environmentally degrading road vehicle infrastructure such as motorways. Sydney's greatest asset, admired and envied by other great cities of the world, should be the first option for provision of public transport wherever it can be provided.

I request that as part of the Barangaroo Ferry Hub services, a regular ferry service be provided to and from White Bay with the installation of a public ferry wharf on the White Bay waterfront at Balmain/Rozelle near the bottom of Booth St Balmain.

Such a Public Ferry service between White Bay and Barangaroo should connect with a light rail service into White Bay terminating at the same location. There is an easement for rail along the old disused tracks from Lilyfield through the Rozelle Marshalling Yards to White Bay.

A White Bay/Barangaroo ferry service can connect with West Pyrmont.

I ask that provision be made for valuable ferry services as outlined above when the ferry hub at Barangaroo is built.
Along with the provision of a ferry wharf at White Bay and West Pyrmont, and possibly Glebe Island in future, the re-opening of the Heritage-listed Glebe Island Bridge can provide pedestrian and cycle access to Barangaroo. A valuable recreation route can be created linking these various forms of access between the inner-west and the Barangaroo ferry hub.

I request that the Barangaroo Ferry Hub be a dedicated public transport only terminal. There are numerous jetties, marinas and moorings and boat launch points in the inner harbour to cater for current and future private individual and commercially operated boats.

I request that in conjunction with the ferry hub at Barangaroo there be a substantial increase in public recreation and gathering space on the foreshore adjacent to and along the waterfront from the ferry hub. The proposed contentious, publicly resented, dominant high-roller casino building should be refused in favour of more public open space as promised by both recent State governments. It is widely acknowledged by the citizens of NSW that the effective sell-off to private interests of the city's greatest public asset in this way is tantamount to a morally criminal act. Should the Casino building proceed for the privileged few it will degrade and devalue our harbourfront. Its enormous size and location on the currently public foreshore will reduce the apparent size of Sydney harbour.

I request that the matters raised in this submission be given serious consideration and the requests and suggestions be included and adopted in the determination of the Barangaroo Ferry Hub proposal.

Christina Ritchie
Community Representative, Balmain

Please ensure all wharves are fully and *easily* accessible for prams, bicycles (including cargo bikes), and wheelchairs. I live in Ultimo and work in the city and travel primarily by foot or bike, using public transport where appropriate. I am usually dragging a toddler and baby along with me and many existing "accessible" wharves etc are a nightmare to navigate and stressful given the danger posed by the water. I would also like to see clear cycling roots identified for those travelling from the wharves into the city and around Darling Harbour/Ultimo/Pyrmont.

I would like to see this facility be made easily accessible to cyclist. The inclusion of bicycle racks and direct connection to cycleways would seem to be very beneficial in terms of reducing traffic congestion and promoting use of the facility.

I support the Ferry Hub in Barangaroo .I ride & work in the City.
There are a number of things that can be done to benefit the project ,the city ,cycling & long term the health of the community ,poor health being one of the states greatest burden.
Increasing cycling patronage will come about if
1 it is explicity spelt out the strategies that will be adopted to encourage cycling as a viable transport option.
2 adopt the principle to provide safe ,connected cycling links to eliminate conflict with pedestrians & motorised traffic.
3 Ensure all parts of the foreshore are rideable without conflict.
4 provide signaised cycling crossings at intersections into & out of Barangaroo
5 assess cycling catchment areas + desire lines to the Ferry Hub as has been done for pedestrians.The desire line between Harbour Bridge cycleway & Barangaroo's northern entrance via Watson Rd ,Argyle Pl + Dalgety Road should be addressed explicity.
6 Explicity identify cycling links to the Ferry Hub (rather than leave them inferred)
7 Provide ample ,convenient bike parking
8 quantify the demand for bike parking at the Ferry Hub
9 Ensure construction trucking movements do not impact riders on the Hickson Rd cycleaway.
10 include Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney in the detailed design consultation.
The benefits of such an approach could be
1 Creation of a direct efficient fast autonomous travel choice
2 Increased Ferry service patronage
3 Trip origin-side decongestion -reducing car drop offs
4 reduction of private vehicle usage ,releasing seats on trains & buses
5 increasing origin-side ferry patronage catchments.
thank you for the opportunity to comment on such an important project
Kerry McNamara

I am a commuter and utility cyclist who regularly rides into and through the city to work and attend medical appointments.

I additionally use multimodal transport, either by riding to a departure, or riding to use another form of transport taking my bicycle with me.

I support the proposed ferry hub in the hungry mile as it will provide an western city link to a major public transport mode.

I support the proposed hub in particular if it forms a modal transfer between the bicycle network and the ferry network. Infrastructure needs to build bicycles in at the base to see success in this mode share, and the proposed development is within the boundary of the strategic cycle way network.

From the perspective of a Redfern resident, access to this location via Darling Drive and the Pyrmont Bridge is far more desirable than using Castlereigh to access Circular Quay.

While I support Bike Sydney's submission I want to draw particular attention to the disconnected nature of the EIS's addressing multimodal transport. I will not use this facility if it is not integrated into the bicycle network including end or transfer of trip facilities such as covered or shielded parking.

On the other hand, the opportunity from clearly spelling out the connection between this facility and the strategic cycleway network has the clear and long term advantage of drawing multimodal uses to the site through the ferry system and through the cycleway system. In particular, for a protected cycle network (a mode of cycling chosen in particular by families with younger children) ferries play a large role in their transport desires.

From the perspective of someone who works in the city, were I to move to the ferry network as my primary public transport option, cross connection to the cycle network for the last two kilometers would be highly desirable for me.

In recent years the harbour cruise industry has been permitted to increase rapidly in number and size of cruise boats. The scourge of the industry, in terms of environmental impact, is the party boat. Throughout the warmer months in particular, they become mobile outdoor dance parties, disturbing residents, businesses, customers and visitors all around the Harbour with loud amplified dance music.
The worst environmental impacts of the party boats are focussed on King St Wharf, adjacent to the proposed ferry hub. This is because King St Wharf becomes the loading and unloading point. Party boats project loud music into every room of resident's homes at King St Wharf for hours at a time while they load and unload, during morning, afternoon or night. The industry's business model is to sell as much liquor as possible during the cruise and rely on heavy police and/or riot squad presence at King St Wharf to the deal with the consequences of unloading hundreds of their inebriated and aggressive customers back on the wharves. The worst offenders include:
* larger boats such as Starship Sydney and All Occasion Cruises
* smaller boats such as RhythmBoat and FunBoat.
The adverse impact of this terrible industry (noise and antisocial behaviour) is by far the greatest adverse environmental impact associated with the wharves in the vicinity. Policing of the industry is very difficult.
I object to the proposed new hub being exclusively for ferries. The proposed new ferry hub should instead be a dual purpose hub for both cruise boats and ferries. Cruise boats should be able to use the hub at weekends to take some of the current strain off King St Wharf. This way, the painful impact of the party boat industry at weekends can be shared between Barangaroo and King St Wharf. Multi-purpose use would:
* spread, rather than concentrate, the adverse impact of a terrible industry that the Government has permitted to grow, and
* generate an additional revenue source, reducing the cost of the new wharves to the taxpayer.
It is completely capricious and unfair to concentrate the worst environmental impacts of harbour users, namely party boats, on King St Wharf while largely protecting Barangaroo from them (which is the case if the new ferry hub is exclusively for ferries). Of course, a better solution would be to move party boats away from the King St Wharf/Barangaroo precinct altogether.

Seperated cycleways from the ferry wharfs to the existing cycle network to allow ferry commuters to extend their journey to the
- north along hickson road,
- south along sussex st to pyrmont bridge
- east to the Kent st cycleway.

The plan alludes to cycling but is vague.

It would be greatly improved it it:

* details strategies that it will adopt to encourage cycling as a transport and commuter option;
* provides safe, connected cycling links that eliminate conflict with pedestrians and motorised traffic;
* assesses cycling catchments and "desire lines" to the Ferry Hub, as has been done for pedestrians. The desire line between the Harbour Bridge cycleway and Barangaroo's northern entrance via Watson Rd, Argyle Pl and Dalgety Rd should be addressed explictly;
* identify cycling links to the Ferry Hub (rather than leave them inferred);
* quantify the demand for bicycle parking at the Ferry Hub;
* provide ample, convenient, secure bike parking;
* ensure that all parts of the foreshore path are rideable without conflict;
* ensure that construction trucking movements do not impact riders on the Hickson Rd cycleway;
* include Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney in the detailed design consultation.

I support the introduction of a Ferry Hub for Barangaroo but calls for the proposal to be amended to include cycling links and bicycle parking as mandated in the Government's Long Term Transport Masterplan and Sydney City Centre Access Strategy.

The proposal should be updated to:

● address how the proposal serves the State's goal of doubling cycling (N​SW2021,​ Goal 8);

● explicitly enunciate the s​trategies t​hat it will adopt to encourage cycling as a transport and commuter option;

● adopt the principle to provide safe, connected cycling links to the Ferry Hub that eliminate conflict with pedestrians and motorised traffic;

● be updated to include the assessment of external and internal cycling catchments and "desire lines" to, and bicycle parking demand for the Ferry Hub;

● be updated to explicitly identify internal and external (to Barangaroo) cycling links to the Ferry Hub. Left implicit, the links will likely never be developed. By comparison, the proposal (rightly) clearly assesses and explicitly identifies the pedestrian network;

● commit to providing a quantum of convenient and secure bike parking at the Ferry Hub that can be increased later if required;

● commit to providing signalised cycling crossings at road intersections into/out of Barangaroo;

● specifically address the cycling desire line between the Harbour Bridge cycleway and the northern entrance to Barangaroo via Watson Rd, Argyle Pl and Dalgety Rd. The proposal does not address this route which will likely be favoured by many riders;

● be updated to clearly enunciate the cycling provision along the entire Barangaroo foreshore (in keeping with the requirement to provide foreshore access prescribed by the S​ydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005,​and S​haring Sydney Harbour Access Plan)​;

● commit to having internal cycling links to the Ferry Hub delivered as part of the first tranche of Barangaroo's transport network;


● be updated to explicitly address the requirements of the [Planning] Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEAR's) in relation to:

"...assessment and modelling of ...bicycle parking requirements" and

"...assessment of ...impacts on cyclist and pedestrian access and safety, including consideration of opportunities to integrate cycling and pedestrian elements with the public domain"

● be updated to include mitigation and management measures to address impacts on riders from construction trucking movements particularly along Hickson Rd (as shown in Figures 6­5 and 6­6 of the EIS);

● commit to including lead cycling stakeholder groups such as Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney in the detailed​design of the Ferry Hub (as called for in Section 5.2.2 of the EIS. BIKESydney was not consulted in the development of the EIS as was required by the projects SEAR's).

The Customer and Operational Benefits of these measures include:

● Creation of a direct, efficient, fast autonomous travel choice;

● Increased ferry service patronage;

● Origin­side decongestion benefits (reduced car "drop offs");

● Reduction of private vehicle use and releasing seats on buses and trains ("mode­shifting");

● Increase in (origin­side) ferry patronage catchments;

● Health benefits.

The Barangaroo precinct is expected to accommodate up to 23,000 office workers, include a residential community of about 2,500 people and attract up to 33,000 visitors per day when complete. The great majority of these people will travel to and within the precinct by sustainable transport modes (walking, riding, and public transport, including the subject ferry service.) Accordingly, the Barangaroo Ferry Hub is a primary opportunity to achieve the State's N​SW 2021​cycling goal of doubling cycling's mode share.

Please include properly engineered cycling links, compliant with Austroads guidelines. Thank you!

Please look to the future and include bike paths and cycling infrastructure into all new and existing urban plans. provide proper planing to include safe bike paths and bike parking. Include Bicycle NSW and BIKESydney in your planing

Submission uploaded.

A copy of the submission is attached in PDF format.

SeaLink Travel Group Limited is an ASX listed entity and the owner of Captain Cook Cruises, the lessee of two berths (King Street Wharf Number One, North and South) adjacent to the proposed ferry hub development.

We recognise the development as a timely and very exciting addition to Sydney's transport network and look forward to its ultimate completion.

As our berth lease is adjacent to the baffling which is to be removed as part of the project, we would like to be consulted about the timing and nature of its removal so we can discuss and arrange any means of ameliorating and mitigating any impact of its demolition on the operation of our leased berths.

We also have a potential interest in access to the decommissioned King Street Wharf #3 and, as key providers of tourism and commuter transport services on Sydney Harbour, request being involved in a formal process regarding the status and future use of this Wharf.