Sydney as world leader in sustainability - Transport

“What would a world-leading sustainable city look like?" Below are elements of the vision regarding the city and transport that emerged during the last MOAC (Mother of all cafes) event:

Reliable public transport

  • Public transport... we should not be seeing cars in the city
  • We need to say enough is enough and get the public transport that is needed
  • Public transport will encourage SPRAWL. There are not the discussions that will help us understand the bigger picture
  • Transports - public, bikes, education about safe transport and bikes
  • Carless CBD - Car as guests
  • Run cars on vegetable oil; Sydney's Cafe Lounge has one customer who comes in regularly to pick up vegetable oil from the cafe and use it to run his car
  • Live - Work integration .. walk to work
  • Public transport that does not detract from the person's daily experience. The City Rail billboards say that "a lot goes into making a forgettable journey" but they're generally not forgettable. They're traumatic. Especially when linking different types of transport together.
  • Public transport - integrated , effective, green, accessible, FREE.

What do you think? How do we go about making it happen?