My colleague Chris Standen on the Rozelle interchange:
Christopher Standen, an urban transport and planning expert with the University of NSW, said the interchange was emblematic of poor infrastructure planning in Australia.
“It was always clear that it would be a disaster for Sydney and that’s played out,” he said.
“There were votes to be had in making it easier for people in outer suburbs to drive into the city, even though that’s not a great thing from an urban planning perspective.
“The last thing we should be doing is building roads that encourage people to drive more and to move further away from work, so encouraging urban sprawl and low-density development.”
Rozelle Interchange design issues will be a problem for Sydney’s future, experts say - ABC