We recently caught up wit… Only 1 week left to submit your nominations for the 2020 Greater Sydney Planning Awards, don’t miss out on the chan… Did somebody say free trees? As a non-statutory initiative, Collaboration Areas offer a new way for Australian, NSW and local governments to work to deliver collective responses that support growth and change. They connect and unite communities, increasingly so. This would give the community confidence that the region is being planned and developed responsibly and sustainably.It is imperative that growth is supported by essential services, such as education and health. In 2012, the first State Infrastructure Strategy and Long Term Transport Master Plan laid the foundations for the major projects being delivered today, like the Sydney Metro Northwest, WestConnex, and major hospital upgrades at Campbelltown, Dubbo, Bega, Wagga Wagga and Tamworth. One mechanism to better align growth with infrastructure is the growth infrastructure compact which would assess the nature, level and timing of infrastructure required for an area in light of its forecast housing and employment growth, including analysis of growth scenarios. ... Infrastructure Plan, a joint Australian and NSW government funded 10-year, $3.6 billion road investment program. The outputs of the collaborations are a series of strategies tailored to an area, that provide certainty to the community and the private sector, and align the Government’s investment and policies to achieving great places.The following metropolitan-wide Action will deliver infrastructure and collaboration objectives. Spatial Services, a unit of the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation (SS-DFSI) has Both the Regional NSW and Greater Sydney Services and Infrastructure Plans build on the state-wide transport outcomes identified in the Strategy, establishing specific outcomes that customers can expect and identifying the policy, service and infrastructure initiatives to achieve these. This approach would demonstrate the correlation between growth and infrastructure, such as public transport, schools and open space, to allow for timely integration and more effective expenditure on infrastructure by location. The Greater Sydney Services and Infrastructure Plan forms part of Future Transport 2056. It’s a major contributor to the Au… With new jobs, new industries and a focus on advanced manufacturing a key pillar of the NSW Economic Blueprint 2040… A multi-channel, three-phase engagement campaign means we have engaged closely with customers and the community over a period of more than a year.Feedback from stakeholders from Phase 2 activities informed the development and design of the draft Customer insights are critical to transport planning and have been included throughout the development of the Greater Sydney Services and Infrastructure Plan. The responsibility for delivering great places does not rest with any one organisation, as barriers to growth can be multi-faceted and complex. Executive Director of City Planning – Infrastructure, Natalie Camilleri, said “The Western Sydney Airport Growth Area (or Aerotropolis) and the Greater Penrith to Eastern Creek Corridor (or GPEC) PICs cover more than 30,000 hectares.” “The Commission has been working with State government agencies, utility providers and the Western City District local councils to help … It is designed to be flexible as changes in technology and land use impact on the city and the way people and goods move over the next 40 years.Greater Sydney is defined as the 33 local government areas of Bayside, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Inner West, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Liverpool, Mosman, Northern Beaches, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, Randwick, Ryde, Strathfield, Sutherland, The City of Sydney, The Hills, Waverley, Willoughby, Wollondilly and Woollahra.The geographic boundary is consistent with the Greater Sydney Commission’s five districts of Greater Sydney - North, South, Eastern City, Central City and Western City Districts.This Plan addresses connections between Greater Sydney and regional NSW, particularly in the Outer-Metropolitan areas. The Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan involves major road and transport linkages that will capitalise on the economic gains from developing an airport at Badgerys Creek while boosting the local economy and liveability of Western Sydney, making it an even greater place to live and do business.
Fantastic to see Westmead Hospital leading innovation in the Central River City. This includes housing targets and identified Planned Precincts and Growth Areas.The NSW Government is a major contributor to much-needed housing supply through the Planned Precincts and Growth Areas programs.
WSLD welcomes the publication of a 40-year transport infrastructure plan for NSW. Greater Parramatta is fast emerging as the centre of Sydney and will experience significant growth and change over the next 20 years. Executive Director of City Planning – Infrastructure, “The Commission has been working with State government agencies, utility providers and the Western City District local councils to help inform decisions that need to be made,” she said.“To get wider perspectives, the Commission has invited industry, social, environmental groups and the community in May and June to give their views about the possible infrastructure and services pathways that could be followed to create great places in the Western Parkland City.“This feedback will assist the Commission’s work to develop the draft PICs for the Western Sydney Airport and Aerotropolis, and the Greater Penrith to Eastern Creek areas before the drafts are released publicly for feedback at the end of the year,” Ms Camilleri said.Work is continuing on the Western Sydney Place-based Infrastructure Compacts (PICs) which look at the services and infrastructure needed in the future for the Western Parkland City. The Future Transport Strategy 2056 sets the strategic direction for transport in NSW over the next 40 years. Future Transport 2056 is an update of NSW’s Long Term Transport Master Plan. The plans will define the network required to achieve the service outcomes.