Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has shared her jubilation over the recent decision to cram high-rise apartments in Woy Woy near the station, aligned with the NSW Government’s housing plan.
For those of us working in the city, we can now look forward to battling even more congestion, finding parking at a station already bursting at the seams and spending the entirety of our three-hour round trip commute on a peak-hour train with standing-room only capacity.
Has Liesl considered any of the additional infrastructure or transport requirements stemming from this decision?
Of course not.
Nobody asked for this.
But who needs democracy when (the State Government) knows best?
And as for the quality of these new apartments?
Well, time will tell.
Email, Apr 17
Andrew Lewis, Umina Beach
I catch the train everyday in peak hour.
Not once have I had to stand up, nor arriving at 7:30 have I ever been unable to find a parking spot.
Don’t let facts get in the way of your rampant, selfish Nimby-ism.
As a train commuter for 24 years, I fully agree with Paul’s reply. I have only missed out on pre 8 am parking at Woy Woy during the construction phase of the enlarged carpark. If we exclude train cancellations due to accidents etc, I have only had to stand during the Olympics and Seniors Week. Perhaps Andrew would support a ban on these events in future?
As for the quality of apartments, that can be improved through enforcement of building standards and codes. Oh, but that requires those pesky local and state governments to police the code doesn’t it?
What a ridiculous post. If you bother to read any of the details, the whole purpose is affordable living NEAR ammenties and services. While they may catch the train, they won’t be driving there. In the 10 years I caught the morning trains, I could count on my hands the number of times I had to stand.