Introduce a change in transit type to improve connectivity between major urban destinations, provide environmental benefits including a reduction in noise and air pollution, and reinvigorate public space along the route.
Benefits
- Provides a significant benefit to people staying, walking and cycling in and near the route as well as transit users themselves
- Can improve air quality and reduce noise
Considerations
- Usually a transformative exercise requiring substantial capital investment and coordination across several agencies
- Usually is complex, requiring disruption to areas along the corridor for the duration of the construction period
Reference
TfNSW Policy
Future Transport
Example
The introduction of light rail into George Street, Sydney has fundamentally reshaped the City and operation of public transport. Public transport capacity has increased with flow-on benefits to bus services in the region. Prioritising people walking and staying in the pedestrian segment of George Street has enlivened the City and encouraged activity and redevelopment along an upgraded civic spine.
Details
Location:
George Steet, Sydney between Market Street and King Street
Agency responsible:
TfNSW
Application
| Local streets | Main streets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential lane |  | Destination high street | |
| Residential way | | Transit street |  |
| Yield street | | Connector avenue | |
| Neighbourhood street | | Arterial high street | |
| Connector street | | Transit arterial | |
| Urban centre street | | ||
| Enterprise street | | ||
| Main roads | Civic spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit only corridor | | Civic high street | |
| Rural link | | Transit mall | |
| Rural highway | | Civic lane | |
| Secondary arterial | | Service lane | |
| Principal arterial | | ||
| Motorway | | ||
Legend
| Appropriate treatment |
 | Use with caution |
 | Inappropriate treatment |
| Not applicable |