Transport
The Greens support increased affordable, efficient and safe public transport. We need fewer cars on the road and a more extensive public transport system, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, reduce congestion and provide fairer and more equitable transport access.
Since 1999 Lee Rhiannon has campaigned on many transport issues both in Sydney and in rural and regional NSW. At the heart of every Greens transport campaign is the desire to build more publicly owned mass transport infrastructure, to increase the percentage of the population travelling by public transport instead of using private vehicles, getting more freight off the roads and onto rail, and reducing our state's transport based greenhouse gas emissions.
Key Greens NSW transport policy strategies
- Peak Oil Response Plan
- A fairer deal for Western Sydney
- Invest in Light Rail
- Increasing accessibility to public transport
Rail campaigns
- Restore City Rail
- Save CountryLink
- Save Rural Rail
- Fix Branch Lines
- Freight Rail
- Maldon-Dombarton Line
- Newcastle Rail
- Parramatta Rail Link
- Build the North West Sydney Rail line
See Lee's archived Transport portfolio media releases prior to 2009.
Latest news:
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Consultant fees for axed CBD Metro blow out - Clayton Utz paid $120,000 in one month
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Jul 15, 2010 09:24 AM
- Greens MP and transport spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on the NSW government to provide a total figure for the amount spent on private sector consultants engaged to assist them to prepare the axed CBD Metro project.
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Greens launch Sustainable Transport Plan for Sydney
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Sep 09, 2010 08:03 PM
- Launching the Greens Sustainable Transport Plan for Sydney, NSW Federal Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon today called on the Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese to take a greater role in delivering transport planning for Sydney.
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Feds should fund Hunter passenger rail too
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Sep 09, 2010 08:09 PM
- In the light of Federal Labor's commitment to build the Parramatta-Epping rail link in Sydney, the Greens are today calling for a similar commitment to expand passenger rail in the Hunter.
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Greens criticise O’Farrell for failing to pledge support for Parra-Epping Line
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Sep 09, 2010 08:28 PM
- The Greens have criticised NSW Liberal leader Barry O'Farrell for failing to support the construction of the Parramatta to Epping Rail line. Greens Senate Candidate for NSW Lee Rhiannon said, “Mr O'Farrell was asked directly on ABC Radio this morning to commit a new State Liberal Government to construction of the Parramatta to Epping rail line, but failed to do so.
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Greens want to shift funds from road to rail in Blue Mountains
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Sep 09, 2010 08:23 PM
- Greens NSW Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon and Greens candidate for Macquarie Carmel McCallum have called for unspent funds to be reallocated away from Central Western Highway road upgrades and towards local public rail transport. Ms Rhiannon and Ms McCallum met last night with the Blackheath Highway Action Group.
