Light Rail under City Deal will benefit local businesses
25 January Y2018
Tasmanian Government:
A Hobart City Deal that
incorporates
Light Rail will be a game-changer for residents and
businesses along the currently non-operational rail line.
Today, it was my pleasure to visit St Albi Bar and Eatery in Moonah,
where I spoke to the proprietor Lucy Baker and Hobart Northern Suburbs
Rail Action Group President Ben Johnston about the benefits that Light
Rail can bring to
Hobart and the northern suburbs.
Light Rail would be a boon for all businesses, and especially those
along the rail line in the northern suburbs as it gives people another
avenue to get out, visit the suburbs and spend money in local shops and
eateries.
It will also help to ease Hobart traffic congestion, along with the
added bonus of becoming a tourism drawcard in its own right.
With urban renewal and greater population density along this strategic
transport corridor, the case for light rail will become compelling, and
we will continue working with the
Federal Government to progress the
detail and bring this vision to reality.
The Hodgman Government always said Light Rail’s time will come- which is
why we acted to bank the rail corridor for public transport use- and the
Hobart City Deal will bring this vision one step closer.
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