Pittwater Online News: Plans for higher density housing in Mona Vale should be shelved until the bus crisis and Mona Vale Road are fixed, says Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby. 

The government announced the planning reforms last week that would allow developments of up to six storeys, including terraces, town houses and shop top housing in Mona Vale. 

See: Mona Vale Set to Become the Dee Why of Pittwater Under NSW Government's Low and Mid-Rise policy

“We simply cannot support higher density housing. We can’t transport our current population at the moment. 

“I invite the Premier to join me for a 190x commute to the city in the morning, if it turns up, to show him exactly what we are dealing with up here. Frustrated Pittwater commuters endure the longest bus ride in Sydney with miserable journeys to and from work and uni – with continuous cancellations adding to insult to injury. 

“Everyday, including today, I get sent screenshots where half the morning services have been cancelled, images of winding queues for the B1, and complaints about long waits for Keoride on-demand services – which frankly would be more accurately called Keo-45 minutes later–ride services."

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