Sydney Central Inn

Australian cities are some of the most car dependent cities in the world.[335] Sydney in particular has a very high level of car dependency,[336] especially by world city standards. It also has a low level of mass-transit services, with a historically low-density layout and significant urban sprawl, thus increasing the likelihood of car dependency.[337][338] Strategies have been implemented to reduce private vehicle pollution by encouraging mass and public transit,[339] initiating the development of high density housing and introducing a fleet of 10 new Nissan LEAF electric cars, the largest order of the pollution-free vehicle in Australia.[340] Electric cars do not produce carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, gases which contribute to climate change.[341][342] Cycling trips have increased by 113% across Sydney's inner-city since March 2010, with about 2,000 bikes passing through top peak-hour intersections on an average weekday.[343] Transport developments in the north-west and east of the city have been designed to encourage the use of Sydney's expanding public transportation system.