Sydney road local here. In a gist local businesses are losing business to locals as it’s miserable on a weekend for any form of transport that we avoid Sydney road all together. Losing more business than a 2hr parking spot will give them.
I had a longer reply on reddit to this a couple weeks back if people are interested in me copying over.
Yep copy it over please.
Sydney road local here. On the weekend we try to avoid going near Sydney road outside of direct walking distance as it’s miserable to drive, walk, cycle or catch a tram.
The trams are so slow due to cars, which causes them to be over capacity due to the infrequency of them turning up.
It is unsafe to ride a bike as you’ll get doored or you’ll get swiped by a cars changing lanes without looking.
Walking isn’t the most pleasant due to the amount of traffic on the road (noise and air pollution ect).
I shouldn’t be required to drive to go to a business 1.5km down the road.
When you are choosing a couple car spots over the business of your local communities you’re already losing.
The business that responded in the article does functions. I doubt that the handful of car spaces right outside his business provide the majority of his customers. So most people are either walking from further away, or using alternate transport.
But no, let’s make Sydney Road less safe because fuck you.
One of the replies I got says you can walk alternative routes and go through parks ect to get to the desired business. So instead of taking the most direct route past all the shops wanting my business I should walk the back streets through the non existent parks.
There is the upfield line path which I ride on a weekday but on a weekend it’s too congested
There’s bugger all parking on Sydney Rd compared to the number of shops and people visiting them. Maybe all the cafes and restaurants would do even better if it didn’t feel like sitting in a traffic jam when you’ve got a table on the footpath.
100%. Would really improve the vibe of the street dining etc. if it didn’t feel like traffic corridor
I’m an advocate for less car infrastructure. Sydney Rd would be much nicer without cars.
Funny how removing street parking from Sydney Road somehow means that nobody will be able to get to Sydney Road causing businesses to shut down.
Transurban positively salivating at the prospect of another closed thoroughfare
