Anyone who catches public transport in Sydney whether it’s buses, ferries or trains know that the system is groaning under the pressure of the regular patronage. Not because Sydney is growing rapidly (although it is) but because the state government has refused to invest in bringing an ageing system up to scratch.
I personally have lost count of the number of times it has taken me an hour to get to work ( a whole 5 kms from home). Walking to the bus stop, waiting 20 minutes while dozens of buses pass through completely full and then sitting on the harbour bridge with literally hundreds of buses in front and behind mine. On to York street (the major inflow into Sydney from the north) and there is a sea of red lights and blue buses. Sometimes I imagine how long it takes for the poor people who have to travel on another 5 kms to get to Central Station. It must be at least another hour sometimes.
