Housing Strategy Meeting in Kilpark Park

There was a very large turnout in Kilpark Park for a meeting discussing the planned 5-story residential zoning recently included in the Hornsby Shire Housing Strategy (2010). Greg Smith gave his views, questioning the need for the foreseen massive increase in population, and advocating decentralisation away from Sydney, with frequent loud applause. A petition was circulated and seemed to be collecting lots of signatures.
Kilpark Park was an excellent setting for the meeting, a delightful tranquil setting surrounded by trees so at present houses can hardly be seen, but which will, if the Darling Street rezoning is approved, have five storey blocks of units towering over its western boundary.
Regarding Darling Street, the housing stategy states "Traffic signals at intersection of Carlingford Road with Rembrandt Street are at capacity", and "Future traffic conditions in Rembrandt Street can be improved by road widening to enable provision of an additional right turn lane". I think most people who use the present shopping centre would agree with that, but one more right hand lane will hardly compensate for the increased traffic from all those new five storey residences lining the eastern side of Rembrandt Street! The document implies that the new residents will all access their properties via the widened Rembrandt Street intersection.