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New Community Bus Stop – Marrickville Metro

By 17/12/2019No Comments

A new community bus stop is in place on Victoria Road outside the entrance to the Marrickville Metro.

The new community bus stop is designated specifically for the use of community transport providers, in order to safely pick up and set down clients at the Marrickville Metro shopping centre.

With so much construction work going on in the local area including the extension of Marrickville Metro, and the temporary closure and re-location of bus stops on Smidmore St slated from 2020, Connect looked for safe, alternative locations to set down and pick up our clients’ doing their weekly shop.

Brett Andrews (pictured left), General Manager of Connect: Inner West Community Transport Group Inc identified a disused rooftop car entrance and approached Marrickville Metro Retail Manager, Francesca Bell (pictured left) for her support to use this as a designated community transport bus stop.

With the support of Marrickville Metro, Connect wrote to numerous local MP’s, Inner West Council, the Traffic Committee Chair and ward councillors, in order to lobby for support of this venture.     The support of Mayor, Clr Darcy Byrne was instrumental in the final approval of our submission by the Traffic Committee and the new parking restriction signage was placed on Victoria Road in October 2019.  Francesca has also advised Connect that Metro will also install their own prominent signage in the new year.

The well-being of our clients is of the upmost importance to Connect, and we are confident that the relocation of our stop, to one designated for the specific use of community transport providers, enhances the safety of not only our clients, but our staff and the general public, while Marrickville Metro is being re-vamped.

Marrickville Metro Centre Management also provide mobility scooters and wheelchairs to meet customers’ accessibility requirements while shopping, and state “they are thrilled to have worked with Connect on mobility solutions for their customers.

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