It was chaotic enough dropping and picking his child up from Wollongong Public School as it was.
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Now, John Connors fears Wollongong City Council's decision to make Smith Street one-way will only make things worse.
The Smith Street resident and other parents fear for their children's safety while work is carried out in the street in the heart of the CBD.
As part of the ongoing work to create a cycle lane along Smith Street, the road will become one-way in an eastbound direction.
The one-way stretch will be between Keira and Kembla streets.
While the ultimate plan is to have a bike lane on the southern side and car parking available on both sides of the road, while construction is carried out all parking on the southern side of the road will be removed.
A council spokeswoman said the Wollongong Public School kiss-and-drop area along Smith Street would still be accessible for parents.
The pop-up cycle lane is outlined in Wollongong City Council's Cycling Strategy.
Upon completion of this section of Smith Street between Keira and Kembla streets, work will begin on the remaining section between Kembla and Harbour streets.
Mr Connors argued the council was adopting a "crazy environmental ideology" to pander to cyclists without taking into account the "real community needs here".
"There is definitely going to be more traffic chaos," he said.
"Why has council chosen to upset a main thoroughfare of three schools - Wollongong Public School, Smith Street School and Star of the Sea College.
'That's probably 1000 plus students and pick-ups and drop-offs are happening everywhere and parents are coming from all angles to get there.
"There will be mayhem for sure with only one lane."
The Smith St resident also queried the council's decision to install a pop-up cycle lane.
"Council says there is going to be more cyclists use this route but I live here and I'd say there wouldn't be more than 10 cyclists ride up and down Smith St on any given day," he said.
"It is about environmental ideology versus community need.
"The council needs to put parents first and provide a reliable thoroughfare in a built-up inner-city area."
A Wollongong City Council spokesman said the goal of the pop-up cycling program was to make it easier for everybody to ride a bike.
"While we know not everyone rides a bike, we're looking at a range of ways to support more active transport across the city for riders of all ages and abilities. Changing road conditions to provide more convenient and connected routes for bike riders is one way we're able to do this.
"We understand we're asking drivers to change their habits when it comes to how they move about the Wollongong CBD including Smith Street. It will take some time for people to get used to these changes and we will continue to share information with our community about the project.
"As we progress works throughout the Wollongong CBD and along Smith Street we will notify affected schools of any relevant changes as they arise.
"As the current works impact Wollongong Public School, we've notified the school and have recently held an onsite meeting with the school principal to provide additional information.
"Residents on Smith Street have also received notification detailing the proposed works."
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