New census numbers for Sydney were released this week that are fueling the debate about how best to invest in Sydney’s transportation infrastructure. I'll post more about the debate in coming days. Cars dominate commutes, but there has been a considerable movement to transit and slight uptick in cycling. Public transit has its highest share of journeys to work since 1991 at 23 percent. Add walking to work and biking to work to the mix and those not traveling by car reach nearly 29 percent. The greatest growth has occurred on the rail lines and for cycling (though cycling accounts for only 0.9% of trips). The rails have 50,000 more commuters each day. This growth attributed in large part to the construction of the three station Epping to Chatswood line in 2009.
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