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RE: @danielbowen@mastodon.social

"But i still need to drive to Bunnings every weekend" still runs deep in every car brain

Four horsemen riding through the streets of Amsterdam (Cars were banned on Sundays for three months in 1973)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2020/nov/04/netherlands-introduces-car-free-sundays-archive-1973

It's tradition. NSW was the only state that did not offer free transport during the Metro opening, NYE, Christmas Day etc. etc.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/free-public-transport-ruled-out-for-nsw-as-fuel-crisis-worsens-20260329-p5zjnf.html

Albo and Starmer are joint announcing a high speed rail plan

The story is on Democracy Manifest but nobody is discussing the addition of the PB/5 pedestrian crossing button

(and yes Shaddap You Face got added too) https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sounds-of-australia

Overseas Telecommunications Commission (merged with Telecom in 1992) Annual Report Covers

"It's millions of dollars every single day."

John Graham, fiscal responsible transport minister who spent $3,663,257 on consultants last year including 330k on the bus taskforce.

No i didn't F12 this, this is real
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/easing-sydneys-congestion

Fuel Rationing in Greater Sydney - 1988

Minister for Mineral Resources Media Statement https://library.parliament.nsw.gov.au/jspui/retrieve/b7b9ba87-0dc2-48bc-a181-64463072ad27/VOL_I_A-M_JAN-MAR_1988_GOVERNMENT_MINISTRIES_Gabb26021988.pdf

high speed rail proposal

ah yes the confusing car brain experience, also called we didn't plan the trip before or be aware of the surroundings and just stare at the GPS

Happy Easter. Sydney Over-development report from 2002 (history rhymes etc. etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l2jTQACyHI

they quietly threw this out on a 3pm while everyone else went off to have Easter drinks. It's not a full restoration either

Get it? because STDs please laugh - Telecom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-qKJpDG--0

Ferries still hashtag not glorious

Literally no word on the official channels so I have to resort to a high school in Oak Flats to tell me the train timetable is changing.

🚨 NSW Medium Term Bus Plan released https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/medium-term-bus-plan-released