Thread by @PhilipThalis

Reminder that Sydney was a great Public Transport city;
1. to 1950, 205 train stations serving population of 1.69mill over urban area of 800km2. Plus 350km tram system, multiple interchanges, myriad stops.
Sydney owes its form & functioning to Govt foresight & $ in this period🧵

2; up to 2015, 44 of 205 train stations removed, despite huge population growth & expansion of urban area.
Plus 350km tram system & it’s infrastructure scrapped.
Shows huge disinvestment in public transport in post war period-all stations removed were in Western Sydney

3. from 1950 to 2015, just 15 new stations built (vs 44 removed), despite huge population growth to 4.55 mill & doubling of urban area to 2 500km2.
1 tram system added.
Shows scale of under-investment in public transport in post WW2, with bias to main roads & now tollways

4. Even with recent metro construction & planned projects by 2030 (dates likely to slide), only a 5% increase in stations on what existed in 1950!
Metro stations too widely spaced, esp in inner city.
3rd tram line yet to open. Tollways proliferating..
So much more PT needed!