Evelyn electorate
Ms VALLENCE (Evelyn) (11:43): (2016) My constituency question is to the Minister for Transport Infrastructure on behalf of Lilydale residents who want to know why the Labor government is refusing to increase car parking at Lilydale train station as part of the sky rail project. What modelling has been done to assess current and future demand for car parks at Lilydale? Does the minister believe there are sufficient car parks to meet current and future demand, or will the government concede more car parking is needed and commit funds to sufficiently increase car parking at Lilydale station? The government will spend almost half a billion dollars to remove both Mooroolbark and Lilydale level crossings, yet not one cent is being spent to increase car parking at Lilydale train station. The Level Crossing Removal Project, sadly, has acknowledged more car parks are not in the project scope and there is no net increase to car parks at Lilydale; in fact there is going to be a net loss of 120 car parks at William Street alongside the train station. With the existing unsealed car park full by 7.00 am, locals deserve better.