Re: Sydney Light Rail car 2103

Cam (cam@progsoc.uts.edu.au)
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 01:18:37 +1300

C. Dewick wrote:

> The only vehicles allowed in the CBD should be taxis, buses, service,
> commercial and emergency vehicles. Otherwise people should be forced to use
> other modes of transport, such as rail (light and/or heavy).

personally I would like to see the government discourage cars by
encouraging
other forms of transport, such as motorcycles. Currently there is only
one
on street location that I know if in the CBD to park motorcycles
(legaly).

> Sydney's CBD would be a much more pleasant place without the toxic cocktail
> of vehicle emissions polluting the air. At least electric rail transport
> shifts most of it's emissions to the electricity generating plants, and
> these plants are so big and therefore so efficient that they produce
> virtually no noxious emissions at all.

That is what they would like you to think anyway :)

Cam.