Good Evening Fellow Residents, Shop Patrons and Petition Supporters

Below is the Notice of Motion approved at the Liverpool City Council May Meeting.

There is also a video clip of the Liverpool Council Online Meeting regarding the Issue ( I apologise for the Audio quality).

NOM 02 Hoxton Park Road Upgrade  Strategic DirectionGenerating Opportunity

Advocate for, and develop, transport networks to create an accessible city
File Ref 125829.2020
Author Nathan Hagarty - Councillor

Background

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) recently released their Community Consultation Report for the upgrade Hoxton Park Road. 

The report was written in response to submissions made during the community consultation period late last year. The community, local MPs and Council all raised serious concerns with TfNSW's preferred option for kerbside transit lanes and the impact on businesses at Hoxton Park Shopping Centre and surrounding residents.

 Disappointingly, the report has dismissed these concerns and TfNSW will be making no changes to their current plans.

 Western Sydney Airport and the aerotropolis are once in a century projects. Safe and effective public transport links between Liverpool and the airport, including the Hoxton Park Road and the Fifteenth Avenue Smart Transit, are critical to our region's future success.

 Sydney is plagued with short sighted transport projects, let’s not create another one.

 NOTICE OF MOTION

That Council:

·    reaffirms its strong commitment to the Fifteenth Avenue Smart Transit (FAST) project;

·    notes plans for the FAST project are well advanced;

·    notes rapid bus services from Liverpool to Western Sydney Airport (WSA) are a key deliverable of the Western Sydney City Deal;

·    the route for rapid bus services from Liverpool to WSA will likely involve the FAST corridor;

·    notes its preference for centre running transit lanes along the entirety of the FAST corridor;

·    notes the upgrade of Hoxton Park Road will have a major impact on Hoxton Park Shopping Centre and surrounding residents; and

·    continue to make representations to Transport for New South Wales in regards to the upgrade of Hoxton Park Road.
 

Please keep commenting and signing and sharing the online Petition to increase awareness of this issue and also please come and Sign the Paper Petition at the Shops.

You can also pick up a copy of the Petition signing sheet help get 10 signatures and drop it back to the Shops.

In the next Updates I will cover the Liverpool Council response to this issue and I will introduce you to some of the local Business Owners from Hoxton Park Shopping Village

Yours Sincerely

Michael Andjelkovic JP
Independent Community Campaigner for Liverpool