1. I like the plan of sydney Metro - Western sydney Airport that connects the new International airport to St. Marys and then connecting to Schofields to join with the existing North West Line. However, the North West Line should be fine tuned further to service more people on the Line. Thus, I suggest to create a new Metro station/interchange in Chatswood West and the line can be branched from there toward the Upper Sydney North-shore so that the customers from Lane Cove and the West side of Chatswood can easily use the Metro line to go to the new airport, and customers from Central Coast/Newcastle region also easily access to the new airport via this line. Try to combine with the potential increasing customers from Central Coast/Newcastle who will use the train more thanks to the newly allocated budget to upgrade the train line from Newcastle to Sydney to make a good reason to build this Chatswood West Metro Interchange.
2. Given the high cost of this project, to improve the return on investment, please put the priority of completion of the circle from the new airport to the city (that means please complete the connection from the new airport to North West Line and from the new airport to Westmead to the West Line from Hunter street to Sydney Olympic Park first) so that the city can have a Metro circle and return on investment will be faster. The return on investment will mainly from the revenue that customers from Sydney and Central Coast/Newcastle and NSW North Coast will use the Metro to access to the new international airport.

So I think the first priority is to complete the North West Line and Chatswood West Interchange first then branching the North West line into 2 lines: one new line connects to Killara train station so customers from Central Coast/NewCastle and the North region can go straight to the new airport via Killara to save time; and one existing line to Chatswood for customers from Lower North Shore to access the new airport. This will make sure the project will get the return on investment faster in ordrer to build the West Line after that, then after that can start the City & SouthWest Line (the reason is that City and South West customers already have access to existing international airport so they may not need to use the new airport and new Metro Line too often so return on investment for this South West Line will be slow).

I support the project generally, but the bike infrastructure and walking infrastructure should be improved.

Each metro station should include safe, accessible, reliable, weatherproof bike parking, so that families can leave electric cargo bikes there and know they will still be there when they get back. Each metro station should have a safe, connected, accessible network of fully separated bike lanes to allow and encourage locals to ride a bike to catch the metro. The public domain around each metro station should be attractive to people walking and riding bikes, and minimise motor vehicle movements. The speed limits for roads within the catchment should be safe (30 km/h). The main streets should be activated (such as in the Reclaiming the High Streets report from Committee for Sydney). A transport hierarchy prioritising people walking or using mobility devices, then riding bikes, then public transport, above all other modes of transport, should be used.

Visitors and transit riders should access the station via foot or on bike – making the streets safer and more accessible for everyone.

The EIS maps of each station do not seem to show wider footpaths or extended cycle paths (very happy to be corrected).

Wombat crossings with traffic calming and safe speeds/ traffic filters should be used instead of signalised crossings.

Dedicated, separated cycle infrastructure should be prioritised over shared paths. On-road "bike paintings" won't result in more people riding bikes.

These new buildings should be beautiful and sympathetic to our history.

If possible please consider reclaiming more public domain and build a fenced playground at e.g. Burwood North Station.

High quality, comfortable homes should be built above the stations so that people can live in walkable/public transport accessible homes. These should only have car spaces for residents with a disability and (electric) car-share spots. They should have world-best bike parking, and (electric) motorbike parking.

I am afraid I forgot to make a few other points/requests.

1. Total emissions from this project are calculated and used to inform design choices i.e. total emissions of different design options should be calculated and compared. An example could be a. traffic calming + footpath widening + proper bike lanes are installed (huge possible near term reductions in energy consumption and emissions), versus b. retaining this public space for the movement and parking of private vehicles is, then the emissions of these private vehicles being used locally + fuel refining and transport + embodied emissions of those vehicles should be included in the project emissions budget. Waiting to electrify personal vehicles could use up a huge chunk of our emissions budget, and makes the city an awful, noisy, busy, stressful place.

2. Please make it easy and simple to get to the platforms. Please stop installing huge barriers that people need to pass through to get onto PT. I use a double pram to get two kids around (also have an electric cargo bike I would like to be able to get on the metro while fully laden). It is frustrating having to find the wide gate, and then waiting behind people who could use the smaller ones but don't. Everyone benefits when people use PT instead of having to buy a car to get around – so please make the PT easier and more attractive!

To support this, please also ensure there are guards on the trains and at the stations. Barriers don't stop people who want to disrupt others from getting on a train, proper staff to keep people safe do.

3. Please ensure the lifts are big enough to carry an electric cargo bike. I would love to be able to take my kids to Parramatta or elsewhere on the bike on the metro.

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Being a resident in the Sydney West area and relying on public transports commuting to work I am very pleased and long awaited for the upcoming metro network connecting Sydney Metro and Sydney West.
1) There are many apartment buildings, offices, retail business and light factories along Parramatta Road whereas most of these places are only assessable by cars. My suggestions to realign the metro line to the south side of Parramatta road - from Burwood to Harris Park with stations in Flemington, Homebush West. This option will significantly reduce the current ultra-high traffic pressure on Parramatta Road, Flemington market and Homebush Bay drive thus allowing people with much better public transport access to the southside of Parramatta road. Vice versa the demand are much lower in Sydney Olympic Park due to the comparatively low population density already served by existing railway network. Silverwater and Clyde are more of industrial / factory zone hence there is absolutely NO values of Metro services into these areas.
2) Another suggestion is to extend the Metro line to Seven Hills / Blacktown - being the major hub in Western Sydney there are definitely benefits to see Metro network connecting Sydney Metro to Blacktown via Parramatta. Metro stations in Constitution Hill, Toongabbie, Seven Hills not only rejuvenises these areas thus reducing car traffics on Old Winsor Road and Cumberland Highway
Hope my comments and suggestions are of useful and can be seriously considered for creating a better community & live / work environment with this Metro project.
I wish you succeed with the project.