Vote for Sydney’s worst bus stop

Each summer on sweltering hot days across Sydney people can be found waiting for the bus in dangerously hot temperatures, with no shelter, no seat, and no shade. In Western Sydney, the hottest region in the city, only a fraction of stops have shelter. We think this needs to change!

We have collected 9 of Western Sydney’s worst bus stops and want you to vote for the winner of Sydney’s Worst Bus Stop. Here are our nominees:

Photo of a bus stop
Schofields: no shelter, shade or sign.
Photo of a bus stop that's just a patch of dirt
Cranebrook: just a pole in the dirt.
Photo of a bus stop with a thermometer in the foreground.
Fairfield West: dangerously hot from the baking hot road.
Photo of a bus stop
Glenbrook: overgrown and difficult to access.
Photo of a bus stop
Minchinbury: nowhere in sight to escape the heat.
Photo of a bus stop
Erskine Park: nowhere to stand safely from traffic, heat or snakes.
Photo of a bus stop where the top is a telegraph pole with loose wires wrapped around
Casula: loose telegraph wires hanging down.
Photo of a bus stop with no shelter, shade or platform.
Ingleburn: uneven grass patch, no shade.
Photo of a bus stop
Plumpton: people have to stand at the back for shade.

We’ll close the competition a month before the state election and send the award to the MP whose electorate has the worst stop. 

If you think we’ve missed a truely terrible stop, remember that you can send us your photos anytime. Just tell us the address and why it’s terrible and send the photo to kim@swelteringcities.org

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