Struggling Times

Here I was on 11/10/09 knowing we would have formed Our Save Our Services Group in a few hours time, so I decided I needed to have some evidence or take some back to the meeting, some eveidence that would support time factors for people spending more time getting to new busses. Here is the personal survey I had done:

>Walked from Whalan Pedestrian crossing North on Bulolo Road meeting junction of Belmore Road 7 minutes 27 seconds retrurn trip on south of Bulolo Road 7 minutes and 10 seconds.

>Walked from Whalan pesdestrian crossing East along Bulolo Road, turned left heading north into Karangi Road and reach to the corner of Karangi Road and Woodstock Avenue, 5 minutes 40 secinds. Return trip 5 minutes and 25 seconds

>Walked from Whalan pedestrian crossing west along Bulolo Drive and then turned left int Banaro Avenue south into the corner of Banaro Avenue and Luxford Road, left into Luxford Road east reaqching bus top on top of Luxford and Gasmatta Road, 8 minutes and 8 seconds.
Return walk was 7 minutes and 13 seconds.

>Walked from Whalan Pedestrian Crossing West along Bulolo Drive turn right into lpathway heaing north and then turn right heading west all along the pathway until you reah the park before corner of Waikanda Crescent and Luxford Road, 12 minutes and 8 seconds. Return trip 11 minutes amd 10 seconds

For a person like me in my middle age this may be alright but once you get the averages and multiply by at least ten trips a week then the amount of time is multiplied to at least an hour a week. We are not adding in the amount of time waiting for the bus as well. All of this is quality life time - we can then see that if you are 20 years to thirty years older than myself this is just called struggkling time!

Maybe you could walk and time the distance from your home to your bus stop and provide us feedack as to where to and from and advise what age group your are under - if not an elderly person add double the time and see if you appreciate the bus service you have in our suburbs - feedback is appreciated. If over 400 metres you require a bus service - thum rule of NSW State Government! Good luck!