Overview
The traffic and transport activities of The Glebe
Society are framed within the broad principles of providing reasonably
convenient levels of accessibility for Glebe residents without compromising
the social and heritage values of Glebe’s community.
The Society will initiate and support viable actions, including educational
and publicity campaigns, that aim to minimise the use of the private car
and that encourage alternative modes of transport such as walking, cycling,
and all forms of public transport.
Walking & Cycling: The
Society will campaign for improvements to street and road infrastructure
aimed at making them safer and more attractive for walking and cycling.
It supports the provision of safe pedestrian crossings, well maintained
footpaths, street seating and street lighting as well as the provision
of separate cycleways where possible.
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Glebe citizens boarding the Glebe Society light
rail preview trip from Glebe to Lilyfield on 15 July 2000.(Photo
Phil Vergison)
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Public Transport: We
support improvements and additions to existing bus, rail and ferry
services and encourage the use of public transport, including taxis.
Traffic Incursion: We
seek to minimise the intrusion of non-local and through traffic
on Glebe’s streets and will support actions that minimise the
adverse impacts of vehicle intrusion such and noise and air pollution.
To view a website run by Glebe residents dedicated to reducing through
traffic, click here.
(The views
expressed on this website are not necessarily those of The Glebe
Society.)
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Traffic Safety: The
Society will campaign to improve the level of traffic safety on Glebe’s
roads such as traffic calming measures.
Parking: We
support actions to provide a convenient level of parking for residents,
businesses and their visitors but discourage parking by commuters travelling
to other destinations.
Development: We
encourage the provision of adequate, but not excessive, off-street parking
for new unit and town house developments.
Freight: The
Society encourages the use of alternative transport methods for freight
movements that minimise the use of heavy trucks within the metropolitan
area.
The Light Rail Concept . . .
For many years, numerous groups including The Glebe
Society, made representations to various government authorities to reopen
the Western Goods line as a commuter transport corridor./p>
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In 1980, a 40 page submission entitled Better
Public Transport in Sydney's Inner Western and South Eastern Suburbs
was prepared by Dr. John Gerofi (a former Glebe Society member).
Specific references and maps were made, recommending the use of
"the Darling Harbour Goods railway from the eastern end of
Wentworth Park to
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A light rail car at the Wentworth Park stop
en route to Central Railway.
(Photo Phil Vergison)
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| Leichhardt" as the preferred route using light rail vehicles
described then, as they now appear, i.e. electrically powered,
articulated,double-ended high capacity vehicles. In 1994, government
approval was given for a private company, the then Sydney Light Rail,
to construct and operate the line. The first section from Central
Railway to Wentworth Park began operation on 11 August 1997. |
Construction of the Extension
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) commenced preliminary work
on the extension from the Wentworth Park terminus to Catherine Street,
Lilyfield on 11 October 1999. The route, which utilises the former heavy
freight rail corridor between Pyrmont and Lilyfield, began public services
in August 2000. There are two stops in Glebe - the eastern stop is located
at the bottom of Palmerston Street, and the western stop is at the corner
of Victoria and Maxwell Streets.
Light Rail Vehicles
The Light Rail Vehicles form part of a fleet of
seven, designed and built in Dandenong Victoria, by ABB/Adtranz. These
vehicles are powered by a 750 volt DC overhead system and use a combination
of electromagnetic and hydraulic disc brakes. Each tram seats 74 and allows
for 103 standing.
Click here to read some
of the history of rail transport in Glebe.
Queries?
email transport@glebesociety.org.au
