Outer Sydney residents face higher car costs due to public transport scarcity

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• Residents of outer western Sydney spend far more on vehicles than inner-city residents, according to the Outer Western Sydney Alliance, which chairs the group of councils. Only 12 per cent of Wollondilly Shire residents have regular public transport within 400 metres of home.
• Wilton resident Caitlin Webster said she was housebound for six weeks after her caesarean section because she could not drive.
• Penrith Mayor Todd Carney called for rail and Sydney Metro links, while Transport Minister John Graham pointed to $140 million for business cases and $302 million for five new bus routes.