The average Australian worker spends more than an hour a day stuck in rush-hour traffic, fighting for a seat on the bus or trying to zone out on the train.
“To get us out of our expensive, polluting cars, governments need to centre shared and active transport in all transport and land-use planning,” Rayner said.
The High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) is on track to deliver the first key milestone for Australia’s first high-speed rail line, with tenders awarded for the Sydney to Newcastle Business Case.
Commuters north-west of Sydney will soon have a direct train line to the city when the latest instalment of the Sydney Metro is up and running in August.
