A MULTI-LEVEL park and ride facility at Kingsgrove station so M5 motorists could quickly catch a train to the city is a feature of the Greens' public transport policy for St George.
Improved rail services from stations that suffered under 2013 timetable changes and the removal of the airport station access fee are among other proposals.
Upper house MP Mehreen Faruqi, the Greens' transport spokeswoman, promoted the "master plan" with Kogarah candidate Brent Heber.
Dr Faruqi said the Greens wanted to end an era of multibillion-dollar private toll roads.
The aim was to create a world-class public transport system.
The "wasteful and polluting" WestConnex motorway and proposed extensions to the south and north would be scrapped, she said.
A sum of $4.5 billion from this project would be redirected over the next five years to expand light rail, heavy rail and bicycle infrastructure, and also improve transport options in regional NSW.
"This election is a critical moment for the people of NSW to make it clear we are demanding a transport system that makes our lives easier, that is affordable and accessible, and is integrated and efficient," Dr Faruqi said.
PROPOSALS
Duplicate the three-kilometre rail freight line to Port Botany.
Increase the frequency of the overcrowded 400 bus service through the airport industrial area.
Create a regular express bus service from Sutherland Shire, through St George to Sydney Airport.
Support local councils in developing separated cycleways.
Trial council shuttle buses from areas with little public transport during peak periods.
Details: stgeorgegreens.org.au/transport/
GREENS CANDIDATES ST GEORGE:
KOGARAH: Brent Heber is a sound mixer and acoustics consultant ‘‘with a strong passion for multiculturalism’’.
His priorities are ‘‘making electricity cheaper through a mix of renewables, more efficient public transport, less corruption in the NSW Parliament and making sure St George Hospital gets its $300 million upgrade’’.
ROCKDALE: Madeleina Snowdon is a medical scientist at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
Her priorities are ‘‘committing to ensuring access to, and maintaining, a high quality of service in regards to education and health, promoting equality, and preserving the environment’’.
OATLEY: Philippa Clark works for a law firm, volunteers at St Aidan’s Anglican Church and is a member of the NSW Youth Parliament and the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
Her priorities are ‘‘campaigning to restore peak-hour train services to stations such as Mortdale, improving our public transport system, transitioning to renewable energy, and cleaning up the infrastructure and planning process in NSW’’.
