Eastern Suburbs buses - minor changes planned - comment invited
State Transit is planning minor changes to some Eastern Suburbs 
routes and is inviting community comment. Information is available on 
the Sydney Buses website at
<a href=http://www.sydneybuses.info/busmart/>http://www.sydneybuses.info/busmart/</a>.
One hundred thousand brochures have also 
been distributed. Submissions should be lodged by 25 July 2008, to 
<a href=mailto:busnetworkupdate@sta.nsw.gov.au>busnetworkupdate@sta.nsw.gov.au</a>
or STA, Reply Paid 2132, Strawberry Hills PO, 2010.

The review is in compliance with State Transit's contract for "Region 
9" services, which includes the development of the Strategic Bus 
Corridor between Bondi and Hurstville, an outcome of the "Unsworth" 
bus reform measures. In this context, a new Route 303 is proposed 
between Bondi Junction and Sans Souci, via University of NSW. The 
rapidly developing residential area around Green Square has been 
addressed, as has late-running and congestion problems for Route 311 
between Kings Cross and the City.

STA has assured APT that the proposed changes do not represent an 
attempt to reduce costs and that the new arrangements will be 
"kilometre-neutral". Nor are the changes in response to the recently 
introduced free "Village to Village" Community Bus services in the 
inner Eastern Suburbs.

Lord Mayor and local MP, Clover Moore, has expressed strong 
disapproval of the proposed changes to the Route 311.