What an embarrassing video this is for further badly needed infrastructure in Sydney.
Crowing about building one railway station. lol. The press conference is shameful.
I'm sure I do not need to remind anyone the enormous amount of infrastructure planned and built under the previous govt, and the unfinished works of that planning reluctantly being completed by this govt, who no doubt will claim credit when it is completed.
I have no skin in this game, it's not on my doorstep, I won't use it and what happens 1km over there doesn't impact me.
However I said at the time of it's announcement that I wonder what the cost benefit is ? I get that downsizers and upwardly mobile couples will buy new apartments for $3m+++ AND that will mean that they don't buy in other suburbs that typically attracts that market. So there will be a flow on effect of sorts.
I see the budget is $200m, that sounds cheap. Maybe it's worth it ?
It certainly won't scratch the surface on housing affordability or free up properties for first home buyers.
As for an under utilized line, my 8:20am from BJ this morning was standing room only. Maybe that's a frequency issue.
The Premier said this is a piece of the puzzle and merkins should not look at this as being the silver bullet. Fair.
That was a bit of a meaningless ramble. I think I am still on the fence, but leaning towards a position that the opening of Woollahra Station was inevitable. I mean, it's half built already.