Comments on: What local issues are important to you? http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/ for Marrickville Council Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Peter http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-7 Peter Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:53:38 +0000 http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-7 Jack Shanahan park is in need of an upgrade. The basketball court always has glass on it and has a number of depressions. More outdoor sporting areas are needed. Improvements to cycleways are also important. Safe routes to the city are needed to get people out of their cars. Jack Shanahan park is in need of an upgrade. The basketball court always has glass on it and has a number of depressions. More outdoor sporting areas are needed.

Improvements to cycleways are also important. Safe routes to the city are needed to get people out of their cars.

]]> By: Virginia http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-6 Virginia Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:16:16 +0000 http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-6 Currently, along my end of New Canterbury Rd, (around the Livingstone Hotel), there is increasing amounts of places that will be "developed". Opposite the Turkish pizza place on West Street, it looks as though there is eventually going to be some development of units there. There is NO street parking available a lot of the time as is and these developers are proposing multi unit developments with minimal car parking. It has to stop - I don;t think Petersham can support all these units without proper parking facilities. One per unit is not sufficient as often there are 2 car households. Secondly - graffiti is appalling. The mural in tunnel under the railway was lovely but its been completely covered by graffiti and the other side of the beautiful old railway station is the same way. Its that old broken windows theory- you have to fix it straight away to beat them at their destructive games. Currently, along my end of New Canterbury Rd, (around the Livingstone Hotel), there is increasing amounts of places that will be “developed”. Opposite the Turkish pizza place on West Street, it looks as though there is eventually going to be some development of units there. There is NO street parking available a lot of the time as is and these developers are proposing multi unit developments with minimal car parking. It has to stop - I don;t think Petersham can support all these units without proper parking facilities. One per unit is not sufficient as often there are 2 car households.
Secondly - graffiti is appalling. The mural in tunnel under the railway was lovely but its been completely covered by graffiti and the other side of the beautiful old railway station is the same way. Its that old broken windows theory- you have to fix it straight away to beat them at their destructive games.

]]> By: Paul http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-5 Paul Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:54:08 +0000 http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-5 The traffic in the area is shocking. My street is Cardigan Street and we constantly have trucks, buses and commercial vehicles using the street as a shortcut to Newton, Petersham and beyond. The traffic often travels at high speed and speed humps in the street are completely ineffective - often hoons go over these at high speed for a cheap thrill. Very dangerous for all the young children in the street. It's always full of parked cars due to people associated with businesses in Bridge Road taking advantage of the unrestricted parking and nobody takes any notice of the no right turn restriction from Cardigan Street into Salisbury Road. My previous complaints to Council have brought the response that traffic volume is "within limits". Not from my observation it isn't. The traffic in the area is shocking. My street is Cardigan Street and we constantly have trucks, buses and commercial vehicles using the street as a shortcut to Newton, Petersham and beyond. The traffic often travels at high speed and speed humps in the street are completely ineffective - often hoons go over these at high speed for a cheap thrill. Very dangerous for all the young children in the street. It’s always full of parked cars due to people associated with businesses in Bridge Road taking advantage of the unrestricted parking and nobody takes any notice of the no right turn restriction from Cardigan Street into Salisbury Road. My previous complaints to Council have brought the response that traffic volume is “within limits”. Not from my observation it isn’t.

]]> By: Carl http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-4 Carl Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:59:13 +0000 http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-4 Get the tram line extended to Dulwich Hill. Get 2nd airport and share burden of air traffic with low density outer suburbs. Get the tram line extended to Dulwich Hill. Get 2nd airport and share burden of air traffic with low density outer suburbs.

]]> By: Cathy http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-3 Cathy Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:41:33 +0000 http://marrickvillelocallabor.org/2008/08/04/what-local-issues-are-important-to-you/#comment-3 I love the council garbage pick up service! I love the council garbage pick up service!

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