Sydney Metro - Sydenham to Bankstown

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Sydenham to Bankstown
Preferred Infrastructure Report Overview
June 2018
Submission by Mr Jihad Dib MP, Member for Lakemba, Shadow Minister for
Education
July, 2018















Introduction
I am placing on record my opposition to the Sydney Metro, in its
current form as outlined in the Sydenham to Bankstown Preferred
Infrastructure Report Overview, of June 2018. As the local State
Member of Parliament for three of the stations along the Sydenham to
Bankstown corridor- Punchbowl, Wiley Park and Lakemba, many residents
have shared with me their concerns about the Metro project and
proposed rezoning along the corridor.
Three key concerns are:
* Removing direct access to the City Circle
* Commuter parking and clarity surrounding Urban Renewal Plans
* The final arrangements for Punchbowl Station
At the heart of it lies this- my community has been given no other
detailed information regarding the overall business case for the
conversion of the line. We are simply advised; the T3 Bankstown line
causes a bottleneck on the Sydney Rail Network. We have not been given
further details on this problem and no information on what
alternatives Transport for NSW (TfNSW) could put in place to address
this bottleneck. I remain unconvinced as to why a Metro line, which
requires commuters to change trains to access the City Circle, is the
most effective solution for this problem.





Direct Access to the City Circle
Rather than accessing the city faster, it appears the Metro only
promises to move people between Bankstown and Sydenham more
frequently.
The report overview does not show enough detail on the proposed direct
access to Martin Place, Pitt Street and Central Station.
Removing direct access to and from the City Circle for thousands of
commuters is not an ideal situation for people living and working
along the train line. We are being promised a train every 4 minutes,
though we have no information on how frequently trains to and from the
city will service Sydenham.
It is also unclear from these plans what will be done to prevent
overcrowding at Sydenham and how this will make access to the city any
faster than it already is.
It is difficult to support any suggestion that thousands of commuters
should lose direct access to the City Circle premised on the T3 being
the cause of a network wide bottleneck.
Sydney Metro should clarify the following:
1. Will the proposed Metro provide direct access into the city CBD?
2. What improvements will be made for commuters to access trains at
Sydenham? Will there be a higher frequency of trains to meet the
demand of Metro trains arriving every 4 minutes?
3. What other plans has TfNSW considered to solve the bottleneck
issue?




Commuter Parking
The Report Overview makes no reference to upgrading commuter parking
around the stations. Our stations have an insufficient amount of
commuter parking which means our suburban streets are congested with
parked vehicles during the day.
Preparing our suburbs for future growth means we need to have the
planning vision to prioritise upgrades of amenities and services. The
fact that commuter parking has been overlooked in the Report Overview
indicates TfNSW does not consider these vital upgrades a priority for
our suburbs.
The Report Overview also lacks clarification surrounding the proposed
Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Strategy. Increasing density
around the stations does not necessarily mean our stations will no
longer need sufficient commuter parking upgrades.
Sydney Metro should clarify the following:
1. Will there be plans created with a view to upgrade and increase the
amount of commuter parking available for our community?
2. How will the Metro prepare for increased capacity of services and
transport connections considering that the Department of Planning want
to increase population growth in our suburbs?






Final Arrangements for Punchbowl Train Station
TfNSW must decide whether or not installing lifts at Punchbowl Train
Station could be completed before the conversion of the Metro line.
Punchbowl Train Station is yet to appear on TfNSW Transport Access
Program list, as recently as 5 July 2018. From the detail in this
Report Overview however, Punchbowl has effectively been given a plan
for lifts at the station, without any modification. Which begs the
question, why can't an ease of access upgrade happen now?
My community feel they are being held at ransom- accept the Metro line
and be granted ease of access, or else Punchbowl station will continue
to be left off the Transport Access Program list.
Given the compelling case for ease of access at Punchbowl Train
Station, I am calling on TfNSW to adopt the plans for ease of access
at Punchbowl Train Station, prior to commencement of works for the
Sydney Metro line.









Conclusion
The Sydney Metro Sydenham to Bankstown line in this Report Overview
appears to have been drawn up in isolation and not in conjunction with
other social infrastructure planning.
Alongside the Department of Planning's rezoning proposals, it still
remains an insufficient plan that gives no consideration to much
needed social infrastructure. For instance, Punchbowl Road and the
Boulevard intersection at Punchbowl is a heavily congested
thoroughfare. TfNSW and Planning have yet to create any solution that
considers both upgrades to the station and to the rail overpass at
this intersection.
So far, my community has only been given a plan to increase density
while having direct train services to the City Circle taken away.
For this reason and for the reasons I have outlined, I cannot support
the Sydney Metro in the current form presented in the Sydenham to
Bankstown Preferred Infrastructure Report Overview.

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The proposed Metro is a wasteful
conversion of an existing rail service that misses the opportunity to
extend Sydney's rail network.
This conversion will include disruption, chaos and heritage loss due
the nature and impact of the
works. Coupled with the massive proposed overdevelopment promoted by
the Sydenham to
Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor Strategy many residents do not think
that the pain of this
project is worth the gain to the community. There are many areas of
Sydney that do not have rail
lines. If Sydney is to become a "30 minute city" then our state
governments will have to do better
than converting existing rail lines.

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A letter of objection has been uploaded.

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