[sustran] Olympics 'green' report

[Farheen Mukri]

> This is an extract (on Public Transport) from a really long environmental
> report. 
> Farheen
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> SYDNEY, Australia, September 14, 2000 (ENS) - Public transport for
> virtually all spectators, solar energy generation and water conservation
> are some of the environmental successes achieved by  the organizers of
> Sydney's 2000 Olympic Games.  	
> 
> 		PUBLIC TRANSPORT MADE EASY 
> 
>  One of the most significant successes of Sydney's Environmental
> Guidelines was the high degree of public transport used for the movement
> of people, Greenpeace says. All but four of the 25 Olympic sporting events
> occur within the Olympic Park or the Sydney Harbour Zone, reducing overall
> transport demand. 
> 
> No provision has been made for spectators to drive their cars to the core
> site of Olympic Park at Homebush Bay. No public car parking is available
> at Olympic Park. 
> Strong incentives to use public transport other sites were developed by
> building the cost of public transit into event ticketing. 
> 
> The Olympic rail loop can move 50,000 passengers per hour with trains
> leaving Olympic Park station every two minutes. Both Sydney International
> and Domestic Airports have new rail stations and links to the city's rail
> network. Spectators can travel directly to and from venues on 3,800 buses
> and rail-bus shuttles. A network of bicycle routes feed into Olympic Park
> venues. 
> 
> Five hundred solar and electrical buggies will transport officials,
> athletes and staff around the Olympic site. Ferry services will move
> officials and athletes between major venues via Sydney Harbour. 
> 
> But Greenpeace expressed "disappointment" that the local automotive
> industry did not use the Games as a showcase for new cleaner technologies
> in personal transportation, such as low emission fuel or hybrid fuel cars.
> "None of the 3000+ VIP car fleet provided by Olympic sponsor [GM] Holden
> will be fuelled by alternative fuels such as liquid petroleum gas as
> originally promised," the report said. 
> 
> 
Full report can be assesed at
Source: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep2000/2000L-09-14-02.html