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    1) A new pedestrian crossing is urgently needed on a busy road in Paddington to protect school children and pedestrians crossing between a school's playing fields and a local park, according to residents and councillors, but the Roads and Traffic Authority has still not approved the project over a year later. 2) The current crossing is dangerous as pedestrians must stop and wait at multiple traffic lights to cross safely. A dirt path has formed from frequent jaywalking across the road. 3) While the project was expected to be completed last year, the RTA has not informed the local council if or when the crossing will be approved, frustrating residents who are concerned about safety

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    1) A new pedestrian crossing is urgently needed on a busy road in Paddington to protect school children and pedestrians crossing between a school's playing fields and a local park, according to residents and councillors, but the Roads and Traffic Authority has still not approved the project over a year later. 2) The current crossing is dangerous as pedestrians must stop and wait at multiple traffic lights to cross safely. A dirt path has formed from frequent jaywalking across the road. 3) While the project was expected to be completed last year, the RTA has not informed the local council if or when the crossing will be approved, frustrating residents who are concerned about safety

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    Kids in Danger As RTA Ambles On Overpass Decision: New Community Garden Looks Certain To Bloom at Trumper Park

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    1) A new pedestrian crossing is urgently needed on a busy road in Paddington to protect school children and pedestrians crossing between a school's playing fields and a local park, according to residents and councillors, but the Roads and Traffic Authority has still not approved the project over a year later. 2) The current crossing is dangerous as pedestrians must stop and wait at multiple traffic lights to cross safely. A dirt path has formed from frequent jaywalking across the road. 3) While the project was expected to be completed last year, the RTA has not informed the local council if or when the crossing will be approved, frustrating residents who are concerned about safety

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    Kids in danger as RTA ambles on overpass decision

    By Ashlee Betteridge
    destrians crossing New South Head Cr Shoebridge said that he first mums and kids to come to the park,
    A new crossing is desperately needed Road, just west of the intersection raised the issue in January 2007. so I think it’s very important we get
    on a dangerous stretch of New South with Neild Avenue. Council staff approached the the crossing,” he said.
    Head Road to protect Paddington “It is a very dangerous cross- RTA, but were told that the project An RTA spokeswoman said that
    school children and pedestrians, ing that links [Sydney Grammar]’s wasn’t possible in the 2006/2007 fi- the RTA was considering plans to
    according to residents and Woollahra playing fields with Rushcutters Bay nancial year, because it hadn’t been extend the current pedestrian cross-
    councillors. Park,” Cr Shoebridge said. budgeted for. ing on New South Head Road at
    But more than a year after ini- “To get across safely, you need to The project was expected to be Rushcutters Bay, which crosses the
    tial inquiries, the Roads and Traffic stop and wait at three or four sets of completed by August last year, but westbound lane of New South Head
    Authority (RTA) has not confirmed lights, and large numbers of students the RTA has still not let Woollahra Road, over the eastbound lane to im-
    the crossing will go ahead. especially are just walking straight Council know if, or when, the cross- prove safety.
    Woollahra Greens councillor across the busy road,” he said. ing will go ahead. Tell us what you think about this cross-
    David Shoebridge said that he had “There’s a clear dirt track in the “People are at risk every day,” Cr ing. Have you had a close call crossing
    been contacted by several residents median strip now from all the peo- Shoebridge said. this road? Email your say to
    concerned about the safety of pe- ple who cross there.” “It’s a very popular place for editor@villagevoice.com.au

    New community garden looks certain to bloom at Trumper Park


    A proposal to start a community courts and behind homes on Thorne port for the project. form an association to manage the
    garden at Trumper Park in Street. Out of 37 submissions on the The community garden will in- project.
    Paddington was approved by proposal, 31 were in favour of the lo- clude beds for use by residents, com- A Woollahra Council spokes-
    Woollahra councillors last month. cation. munity groups and people with im- woman said that it may be quite
    The garden will be located in Community groups such as the paired mobility. some time before the garden is ready
    a currently underused section of Holdsworth Centre and Paddington Council will now organise a com- for use, but that the garden would be
    Trumper Park between tennis Society have expressed strong sup- munity garden steering party to a true community-run facility.

    6 VILLAGE VOICE EASTERN HARBOURSIDE February

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