You cannot destroy the High Cross Park in Randwick to make way for the light railway. A corridor was set aside for this and over the years successive governments and councils have sold it off. Now the public loses a recreational space because of poor public policy decisions. It is environmental vandalism of the highest order and beggars belief that a park with 100 year old trees should be sacrificed for the poor decisions of governments of both persuasions over the years who have failed to understand the growth of this area of Sydney and it's transport needs.
Please find another way!

My understanding is that part of the current plan for the CBD and South East Light Rail will involve the demise of High Cross Park in Randwick, making way for a transport interchange. Green spaces in our city are an easy target when it comes to such projects and over the years they have become few and far between. Let us not see this one disappear too.
I urge you to find a more suitable place for this terminus.

With such an interchange planned at Randwick one can only assume that the Express Buses from Coogee to the CBD will also become a thing of the past, resulting in longer travel times for commuters, who will have the inconvenience of an interrupted journey and no doubt, having to stand for the Randwick / CBD portion of their commute.
Retention of some express transport, direct from Coogee to the CBD, should be considered.

Dear NSW Planning

It is imperative that the Light Rail Project has minimal adverse environmental impact. However, the current plan to make High Cross Park a stabling area is in direct conflict with our obligation to both the community and the environment.

High Cross Park is a Heritage Conservation area classified in the Randwick LEP and by the National Trust of NSW. The trees in High Cross Park ought to be preserved. Let's not "pave paradise to put up a parking lot".

Further, leading researchers have found connections between quality of life and trees/vegetation. Removing trees in this area will result in lower property values and erode the historical character of this suburb.

Rather, I respectfully submit that the alternative stabling point be the Royal Randwick racecourse car park. Since this development will directly benefit the racecourse (indeed, they did lobby for it), a portion of their existing car park could be utilised for Light Rail stabling instead of the heritage area High Cross Park.

This would also further encourage commuters to the racecourse to use the Light Rail system.

Instead of "paving paradise" to put up a parking lot, let's use a (car) parking lot for the (rail) parking lot.

Kind regards
Ann Kayis
Lawyer

South East Sydney Community Transport (SESCT) provides services to the aged, people with a disability and transport disadvantaged residents who live in the Local Government Areas of City of Sydney and Botany Bay. Our service has been operating for over 30 years. We have tailored our transport services to assist those for whom mainstream Public Transport is no longer an option and more recently to fill some of the gaps in local Public Transport bus services. Please visit www.sesct.org.au for further information.
We write to express our concern regarding 26 current clients who live in the Social Housing apartment's 147-163 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills. The CSELR Environmental Impact Statement fails to address the needs of the frail aged and younger people with a disability who are dependent on door to door Community Transport to access their community for weekly food shopping, health appointments and socialisation.
TfNSW has stated that all Public Transport should be focused around the needs of the passenger. In your supporting documentation you state that `The Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) aims to eliminate as far as possible, discrimination against persons on the ground of disability in areas including access to premises and the provision of facilities, services and land. The CSELR proposal will be designed to be independently accessible and DDA compliant where topography permits'.
While this statement may be true in terms of access to the light rail carriages, the clients with mobility issues that SESCT currently enables will struggle to reach the light rail platform.
SESCT clients living in Devonshire Street will not be able to use the CSELR for the following reasons:
* They need door to door assistance
* The CSELR does not go where they need to go
* There is a perceived concern that the service will be expensive.
As a strong supporter of Public Transport South East Sydney Community Transport welcomes the CSELR Project.
SESCT believes that this additional Public Transport service will provide environmentally sustainable transport opportunities to the growing population of Sydney. We also hope that some of our existing clients who have greater mobility may be able to use the CSELR to access the Prince of Wales hospital and to go shopping in China Town.
However, we ask that you take into consideration the transport needs of the current and the future very frail and disabled residents of Devonshire Street. Please provide a set down zone for Community Transport, Disability Taxis and non-emergency patient ambulance transport vehicles to provide safe access to homes at 147-163 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills.
The set down zone needs to be positioned between Waterloo Street and Little Riley Street and opposite 166 Devonshire Street. The set down zone must be long enough to provide space (8 metres) for a 24 seat Mitsubishi Rosa Mini bus. The bus will need to stay parked in the zone for up to 20 minutes while the bus assistant helps the passengers on and off the bus and then on the return trip he takes them one by one into their homes with their shopping. The driver remains in the bus with the other passengers.
The other type of Community Transport service vehicle that picks up clients in Devonshire Street is the Wheelchair accessible minibus (6 metres). The driver will leave the vehicle go into the clients home and assist him/her out of their home using a wheel chair belonging to SESCT. The wheel chair hoist is lowered and the passenger is lifted into the rear of the vehicle.
Perhaps you can consider current signage in use by the City of Sydney Council in other challenging parking areas which reads - No Parking City of Sydney Community bus zone excepted Mon to Friday.
Yours Sincerely,

Jane Rogers
Manager
12th December 2013

The Randwick area is well serviced by buses and if additional services simply adding additional buses at key peak times would resolve any short falls.
The proposed Light Rail would only disrupt and cause unnecessary dissection of Randwick area which is pedestrian friendly. People walk to the shops, cinema, hospital and university.
I oppose the proposed terminal at high cross park. it would destroy an outstanding landmark and a tranquil retreat for hospital staff and residence. The majestic stand of Cook Pines are part of the Randwick landscape where the hospital used to have its Christmas lights. If the university needs a light rail it should terminate at Anzac parade and better service the university and numerous apartments in this area. Please save the Randwick community a lot of money and disruption for a service it does not need. surely the State Government could use this money on better services to South western Sydney where transport is scarce.

Light Rail Stabling

I am writing to you to reconsider the Light Rail Stabling to the SE location of the Racecourse.

In the last few months, the ATC has sold off many of the houses on Doncaster Avenue (which were previously owned by them and tenanted to workers on the racecourse) and now they are owner occupied. As a new resident to Doncaster Avenue, I would like to present my concerns about the Light Rail Stabling.

The impact of having the Light Rail stabling situated behind residential housing on Doncaster Avenue will include:

1. Noise and air pollution
2. The removal of mature, beautiful tress of significant heritage value
3. Removal of protected native species (flying foxes)




Thank you for your time and consideration

I am writing to show my support for the option 1b that has been proposed for the light rail project in the CBD and south east. I think 1b is the better option because it makes the least amount of impact to residents and goes through a Government owned car park - the Langton Clinic car park. Why take an extra house when you can take a car park.

Salmon Bros Electric has been located in Devonshire Street Surry Hills since 1970. operating an electrical wholesale business. The client base is mainly electrical contractors, who purchase electrical equipment for installation in retail and commercial premises in the Sydney CBD.
The light rail passes our promises in Devonshire Street and will result in all parking spaces being removed from the front of our premises.
Eastbound access from Devonshire St.to Nickson Street will be prohibited under the proposed light rail policy of not allowing motor vehicles to travel on the light rail tracks. Vehicle traffic is planned to be one way on Devonshire St. in an easterly direction.
This access exclusion policy and the loss of parking spaces in Devonshire Street will have a very serious effect on our business. As the majority of our clients approach our business from the city via Devonshire Street and Crown Street.
I propose access from Devonshire Street to Nickson Street, to the side access of our premises, by a right hand crossing of the light rail track at the junction of Devonshire Street and Nickson Street.
I further propose the inclusion of a loading zone in Nickson Street , allowing for four loading spaces adjacent to our business, for use by our business and the other businesses operating in Nickson Street adjacent to Salmon Bros Electric.
I applaud the Light Rail Project to improve access to the City and the major sporting venues in Moore Park. The two matters submitted in my proposal will enable our business to continue operating in Surry Hills.
I request you give these matters your consideration
Yours Sincerely
Peter Salmon
Managing Director and owner of
Salmon Bros Electric.

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Light Rail Stabling

In the last few months, the ATC has sold off many of the houses on Doncaster Avenue (which were previously owned by them and tenanted to workers on the racecourse) and now they are owner occupied. As a new resident to Doncaster Avenue, I would like to present my concerns about the Light Rail Stabling.

The impact of having the Light Rail stabling situated behind residential housing on Doncaster Avenue will include:

1. Noise and air pollution
2. The removal of mature, beautiful tress of significant heritage value
3. Removal of protected native species (flying foxes)

It is for these primary reasons that I would like you to re-consider Stabling to SE of the racecourse.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration

To Whom it may concern,

I would like to support option 1B for the light rail project as together with option 1A it will cause the least amount of impact to residents ie, It would mean the state government would acquire the least amount of homes if they chose these options.